go back

Open Drainage of a Liver Abscess or Cyst

South Carolina 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?

$1,660

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,380 to $2,951.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $12,303Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $1,698
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,660professional $1,413

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
$1,412.54
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 40th of 50

$1,660

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.