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Open Drainage Of A Kidney Abscess

Idaho 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 July 2026.

How much does Open Drainage Of A Kidney Abscess cost?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,514 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,514$1,288 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$1,905 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,291
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $1,514

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
$1,621.81
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,370.32
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,949.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,398.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,041.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$6,606.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,248.07
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in California than in Hawaii. 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.

Idaho· 19th of 51

$1,622

CA $4,571HI $1,047

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.