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Open Drainage Of A Kidney Abscess

Alaska rates for HCPCS 50020

An incision is made to reach a walled-off pocket of pus in the kidney or in the fatty tissue around it, so the pus can be drained and the cavity washed out. A drain is usually left in place for a time while antibiotics finish clearing the infection.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Drainage Of A Kidney Abscess cost?

$4,074

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,074 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,074$2,692 to $4,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,138 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $8,913Professionalmedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $6,457
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $4,074

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,467.37
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,760.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,011.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,943.28
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,456.54

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$4,074

AK $4,074UT $692

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.