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Open Drainage of an Abscess in the Abdomen

Georgia 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?

$3,802

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,778 to $5,754.

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 $3,890 · 10th to 90th $871 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $3,715
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $1,995

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
$1,584.89
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$758.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,715.35
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,623.41
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 95.5 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. 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.

Georgia· 19th of 50

$3,802

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.