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Open Drainage of an Abscess in the Abdomen

Arizona rates for HCPCS 49020

Opens the abdomen to drain a walled-off pocket of pus inside the abdominal cavity and wash out the infected area. The surgeon finds the collection, releases the pus, cleans the space, and usually leaves a drain so any remaining fluid can escape. It is used when the infection cannot be drained with a needle through the skin.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Drainage of an Abscess in the Abdomen cost?

$3,090

Typical facility fee. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,778 to $5,248.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $8,318
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,090

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$23,442.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 95.5 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arizona $3,090 · 24th of 50
ME $13,183WV $138

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.