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Complex Abscess Drainage

Illinois rates for HCPCS D7511

A surgical procedure to drain a dental infection that has spread beyond a single, easily reached pocket of pus into deeper or multiple areas of tissue. It typically involves a more extensive incision and sometimes a small drain to keep the area open, and is used for infections that are more serious than a simple, localized abscess.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Complex Abscess Drainage cost?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $107 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$107 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$107 to $1,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,072Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $93 to $389
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $107professional $123

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
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,230.27
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$660.69
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 15.8 times more in Minnesota than in Nebraska. 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.

Illinois· 42nd of 51

$123

MN $1,549NE $97.72

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.