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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 July 2026.

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

$3,548

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $5,012.

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 $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $7,943Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $4,677
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $3,388

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
$2,630.27
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 22nd of 50

$3,548

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.