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Open Drainage Of A Parasitic Liver Cyst

Colorado rates for HCPCS 47015

Open abdominal surgery to treat a parasitic cyst or abscess in the liver, such as one caused by a tapeworm or an amoeba. The contents are drawn out with a needle, and a solution may be injected to kill the parasite before the abdomen is closed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Drainage Of A Parasitic Liver Cyst cost?

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,549$1,318 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,995 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,754.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,290.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,344.23
9 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
$562.34
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$269.15

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 20th of 51

$1,585

AK $4,266TX $776

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.