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Complex Abscess Drainage

Massachusetts 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 October 2026.

How much does Complex Abscess Drainage cost?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $339 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$355$224 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$309 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $186 to $1,047Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $186 to $891
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $339professional $355

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$891.25
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$5,888.44
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$218.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$616.60
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$891.25
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$891.25
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 16.2 times more in Minnesota than in New Jersey. 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.

Massachusetts· 7th of 51

$355

MN $1,479NJ $91.20

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.