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Open Drainage Of A Kidney Abscess

New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,862 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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$1,862$1,479 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,698 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,890Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $3,467
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $1,862

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
$1,479.11
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,019.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 10th 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.