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Drainage Of Deep Periurethral Abscess

Massachusetts 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?

$3,279

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,279 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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$525$427 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$1,514 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $407 to $5,754Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $372 to $1,202
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,754professional $525

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
$1,513.56
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,230.27
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$588.84
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$28,840.32
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 32nd of 50

$3,279

$525 physician + $2,754 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.