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Open Drainage of an Abscess in the Abdomen

New Hampshire 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?

$6,143

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,143 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,512 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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$2,512$1,905 to $3,311
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$891 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $776 to $16,218Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $3,981
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,168.69
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,884.03
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
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
$758.58
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 14th of 51

$6,143

$2,512 physician + $3,631 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.