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Drainage Of Deep Periurethral Abscess

Colorado rates for HCPCS 53040

Surgically drains a deep abscess -- a collection of pus -- located next to the urethra. Draining the abscess relieves pressure and clears the infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage Of Deep Periurethral Abscess cost?

$5,974

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,974 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$479$407 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$3,311 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $10,471Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $398 to $1,288
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,495professional $479

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,584.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$794.33
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,548.82
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$776.25
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$977.24

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in Wyoming than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Colorado· 11th of 50

$5,974

$479 physician + $5,495 facility

WY $8,199WV $780

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.