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Open Drainage of an Abscess in the Abdomen

Maine 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?

$17,891

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17,891 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,042 to the doctor who performs it, and $15,849 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,042$1,820 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$15,849$12,589 to $16,218

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,849 · 10th to 90th $776 to $16,596Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $3,020
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $15,849professional $2,042

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,090.30
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,090.30
12 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
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Maine 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

Maine· 1st of 51

$17,891

$2,042 physician + $15,849 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.