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Open Drainage Of A Parasitic Liver Cyst

Virginia 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,259$1,148 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,445 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $891 to $6,310Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $1,549
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $1,259

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
$1,348.96
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,456.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,698.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,248.07
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,905.46
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
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$954.99

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 34th of 51

$1,259

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.