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Open Drainage Of A Parasitic Liver Cyst

Pennsylvania 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?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $813 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,175$1,096 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$575 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $457 to $6,166Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $1,585
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $813professional $1,175

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
$831.76
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$870.96
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$28,183.83
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,290.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,511.89
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,041.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,709.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,258.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$870.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,079.46
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
10 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
$549.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$125.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$630.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$251.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$933.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$186.21
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$125.89

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 40th of 51

$1,175

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.