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Open Drainage of an Abscess Under the Diaphragm

Nevada 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?

$1,514

Typical facility fee. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $5,495.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $10 to $1,479
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $1,047

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
$1,096.48
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,762.47
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,479.11
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 38th of 50

$1,514

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.