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Open Drainage Of An Abscess Behind The Abdomen

Georgia rates for HCPCS 49060

Opens the space behind the lining of the abdominal cavity, where the kidneys and the major blood vessels sit, to drain a collection of pus. The cavity is washed out and a drain is usually left in place. It is the open surgical version, used when the collection cannot be drained with a needle and tube through the skin.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Drainage Of An Abscess Behind The Abdomen cost?

$3,802

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 to $5,754.

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 $3,890 · 10th to 90th $977 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,570
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $1,380

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
$1,202.26
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 12.3 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.

Georgia· 18th of 50

$3,802

ME $13,183ND $1,072

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.