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Open Drainage Of A Kidney Abscess

Massachusetts 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,479$1,096 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$851 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $589 to $4,571Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $741 to $6,918
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $1,479

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
$1,548.82
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,019.95
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,888.44
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,388.44
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,995.26
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,479.11
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,754.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,715.35
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,888.44
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,466.84
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,548.82
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
6 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
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 22nd of 51

$1,479

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.