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Open Drainage of a Liver Abscess or Cyst

Maine 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 October 2026.

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

$8,962

Typical total for the visit. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,962 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,549 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,413 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,549$1,380 to $1,950
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,413$5,754 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $776 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,413professional $1,549

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,630.27
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,344.23
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Alabama than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Maine· 3rd of 51

$8,962

$1,549 physician + $7,413 facility

AL $10,682MD $1,821

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.