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Open Drainage Of A Kidney Abscess

Pennsylvania 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $1,445 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$1,072$955 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,445$933 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $661 to $5,495Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,738
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,445professional $1,072

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
$891.25
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,949.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,995.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,137.96
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,630.27
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,041.74
10 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
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 43rd of 51

$1,072

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.