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Complex Abscess Drainage

Minnesota 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?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,479 from a physician practice, and about $209 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,479$891 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$209$129 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $129 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $129 to $1,862
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $209professional $1,479

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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 1st of 51

$1,479

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.