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Open Drainage Of A Kidney Abscess

North Dakota 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?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,905 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,905$1,622 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$1,023 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,630Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $2,455
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,585professional $1,905

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
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 9th of 51

$1,905

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.