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Open Drainage of an Abscess in the Abdomen

New Mexico 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?

$2,089

Typical facility fee. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 to $2,570.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,169
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089

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
$1,698.24
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,589.25

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 41st of 50

$2,089

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.