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Complex Abscess Drainage

Nebraska 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $97.72 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$97.72$97.72 to $257
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$186 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $98 to $12,303Professionalmedian $98 · 10th to 90th $98 to $355
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,026professional $98

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 51st of 51

$97.72

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.