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Open Drainage of a Liver Abscess or Cyst

Colorado rates for HCPCS 47010

Opens the abdomen and the liver to drain a pocket of pus or a fluid-filled cyst, washing out the cavity and usually leaving a drain in place. It may be completed in one operation or in two stages. It is used when a collection cannot be drained with a needle through the skin.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Drainage of a Liver Abscess or Cyst cost?

$3,890

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,862 to $7,079.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $9,333Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $5,370
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $1,622

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,398.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,370.32
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in California than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Colorado· 15th of 50

$3,890

CA $9,120ND $1,175

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.