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Open Drainage Of A Kidney Abscess

Delaware 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?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,047$977 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$1,023 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,570Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,778
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,349professional $1,047

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
$1,023.29
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 41st of 51

$1,122

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.