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Open Drainage of an Abscess Under the Diaphragm

Minnesota 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?

$3,890

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,630 to $9,333.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $30,200
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,890

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
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$47,863.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$9,332.54
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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.

Minnesota· 17th of 50

$3,890

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.