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Drainage Of Deep Periurethral Abscess

Connecticut 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?

$6,062

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,062 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$692$479 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$4,365 to $7,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $3,890 to $9,120Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,202
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $692

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
$3,890.45
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,096.48
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Connecticut 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

Connecticut· 10th of 50

$6,062

$692 physician + $5,370 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.