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Open Drainage Of A Kidney Abscess

West Virginia 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?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,349$955 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$1,259 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $537 to $2,754Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $832 to $3,090
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $1,349

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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,047.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 29th of 51

$1,380

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.