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Complex Abscess Drainage

New York 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $174 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$174$158 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,514 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $759 to $4,786Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $132 to $204
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $174

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
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$204.17
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$257.04
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$128.82
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
3 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
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02

Where New York 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.

New York· 24th of 51

$186

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.