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Drainage Of Deep Periurethral Abscess

Virginia 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?

$3,924

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,924 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$457$417 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$589 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $447 to $8,710Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $372 to $3,020
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $457

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
$446.68
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$954.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 27th of 50

$3,924

$457 physician + $3,467 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.