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Open Drainage of an Abscess in the Abdomen

Montana 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?

$5,024

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,024 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,512 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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$2,512$1,660 to $2,570
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$2,239 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $2,754Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $437 to $2,951
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,512professional $2,512

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,691.53
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,951.21
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,691.53
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,019.95
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Montana 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

Montana· 20th of 51

$5,024

$2,512 physician + $2,512 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.