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Open Drainage of an Abscess Under the Diaphragm

Texas 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?

$1,660

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $3,715.

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 $1,660 · 10th to 90th $933 to $6,310
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,660

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
$12,302.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,918.31
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
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
$6,309.57
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,137.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Texas 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.

Texas $1,660 · 33rd 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.