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Open Drainage Of A Kidney Abscess

Ohio 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?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 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$955$166 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$891 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $575 to $6,166Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $93 to $1,445
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $955

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
$1,949.84
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,041.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$616.60
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,454.71
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
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,905.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,884.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 46th of 51

$977

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.