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Open Drainage Of A Parasitic Liver Cyst

Iowa 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?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,455 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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$2,455$1,660 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,096 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $724 to $5,623Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $3,631
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $2,455

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
$1,905.46
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$8,511.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,090.30
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,691.53
6 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
$524.81
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$2,455

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.