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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 October 2026.

How much does Open Drainage Of A Kidney Abscess cost?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,622$1,413 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$1,259 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $5,370Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,291
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,778professional $1,622

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,737.80
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,290.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,090.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,606.93
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,949.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,466.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,187.76
17 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 14th of 51

$1,660

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.