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Complex Abscess Drainage

Missouri 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?

$138

Typical physician fee. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $126 to $170.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $132 to $324Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $112 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $155professional $132

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
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 27th of 51

$138

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.