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Open Drainage of an Abscess in the Abdomen

Oregon 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?

$5,838

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,838 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,818 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,818$2,239 to $3,236
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$2,291 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $7,943Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $4,266
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $3,020professional $2,818

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
$5,128.61
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$23,988.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,265.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,801.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,548.13
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$251,188.64
Typical High
$251,188.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,897.79
12 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
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 17th of 51

$5,838

$2,818 physician + $3,020 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.