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Open Drainage of an Abscess in the Abdomen

South 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?

$4,514

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,514 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,311 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,311$2,188 to $3,802
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$759 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,754Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,266
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,202professional $3,311

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
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$11,481.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,265.80
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
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
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where South 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

South Dakota· 21st of 51

$4,514

$3,311 physician + $1,202 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.