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Drainage Of Deep Periurethral Abscess

South Carolina 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?

$6,102

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,102 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$479$389 to $501
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$1,995 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $479 to $17,783Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $380 to $794
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $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
$478.63
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,709.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$933.25

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 9th of 50

$6,102

$479 physician + $5,623 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.