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Drainage Of Deep Periurethral Abscess

Iowa 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?

$5,143

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,143 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 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$676$501 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,467$2,951 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $776 to $8,318Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $372 to $2,399
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,467professional $676

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
$812.83
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,148.15
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$4,677.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,348.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,230.27
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$851.14

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 14th of 50

$5,143

$676 physician + $4,467 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.