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Open Drainage Of A Kidney Abscess

New York 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?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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$912$794 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$1,698 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $7,586Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,995
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $912

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
$1,819.70
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,344.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,148.15
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,981.07
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,548.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,862.09
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,786.30
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,818.38
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,235.94
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
15 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
$575.44
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,513.56
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$131.83
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,479.11
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$177.83
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$158.49
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where New York 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 York· 48th of 51

$955

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.