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Open Drainage of an Abscess in the Abdomen

Idaho 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?

$4,167

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,167 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,818 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,818$2,239 to $3,162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$676 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $550 to $6,310Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $4,571
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,349professional $2,818

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,630.27
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,606.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,570.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,019.95
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,388.44
17 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
$891.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$501.19
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$426.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 27th of 51

$4,167

$2,818 physician + $1,349 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.