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Open Drainage of an Abscess in the Abdomen

Minnesota 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?

$5,248

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,248 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,715 to $11,220.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $12,303
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,248

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
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$22,908.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$14,791.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$11,748.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 14th of 50

$5,248

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.