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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 October 2026.

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

$5,909

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,909 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,090 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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$3,090$2,399 to $4,266
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,445 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $8,913Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $5,754
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $3,090

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
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$17,378.01
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,025.60
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,165.95
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,754.40
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$190.55

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 15th of 51

$5,909

$3,090 physician + $2,818 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.