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Open Drainage Of A Kidney Abscess

Missouri 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?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,230 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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$1,230$1,148 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,380 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $977 to $6,607Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,692
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $1,230

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
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,691.53
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
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$831.76

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 25th of 51

$1,413

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.