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Open Drainage of an Abscess in the Abdomen

Ohio 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?

$5,486

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,486 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,413 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,413$851 to $1,698
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$955 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $501 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $155 to $2,089
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $1,413

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
$3,715.35
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,265.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$288.40
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,691.53
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,905.46
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,570.40
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 19th of 51

$5,486

$1,413 physician + $4,074 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.