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Complex Abscess Drainage

North Dakota 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?

$257

Typical facility fee. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $200 to $302.

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 $158 · 10th to 90th $158 to $269Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $200 to $309
$200$500facility $158professional $257

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$275.42

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 14th of 51

$257

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.