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Open Drainage of an Abscess in the Abdomen

Iowa 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 October 2026.

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

$6,195

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,195 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,311 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,311$2,188 to $3,631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$1,514 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $4,677
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $3,311

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
$2,630.27
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$11,481.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,677.35
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,265.80
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,630.78
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
$724.44
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Iowa· 13th of 51

$6,195

$3,311 physician + $2,884 facility

ME $17,891MD $2,222

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.