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Open Drainage of an Abscess in the Abdomen

North Dakota 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?

$4,500

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,500 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,951 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,549 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,951$1,995 to $3,467
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,549$1,288 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,570Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,981
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,549professional $2,951

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,090.30
4 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
$724.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 24th of 51

$4,500

$2,951 physician + $1,549 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.