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Complex Abscess Drainage

North Carolina 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $708 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$204$170 to $316
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$708$562 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $148 to $1,000Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $148 to $380
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $708professional $204

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
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$229.09
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$199.53

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 20th of 51

$214

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.