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Open Drainage of an Abscess in the Abdomen

Texas 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?

$2,399

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $3,890.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $6,918
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,399

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
$1,000.00
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,709.64
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$9,772.37
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,388.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 95.5 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Texas $2,399 · 36th of 50
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.