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Open Drainage of an Abscess Under the Diaphragm

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 49040

Drains a pocket of pus that has collected just beneath the diaphragm, the breathing muscle separating the chest from the abdomen, through a surgical incision. The cavity is washed out and a drain is usually left in place. Such collections often follow abdominal surgery, a burst organ, or infection spreading within the abdomen.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Drainage of an Abscess Under the Diaphragm cost?

$2,692

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,047 to $3,548.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $813 to $5,129
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,692

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
$954.99
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,380.38
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,677.35
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts $2,692 · 22nd of 50
ME $13,183ND $977

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.