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Procedure price report · Other therapeutic procedures on muscles and tendons

Drainage of a deep abscess or blood pocket in thigh or knee

CPT 27301the billing code this page is about

Surgical cutting into the thigh or knee area to open and drain a deep pocket of pus, an inflamed bursa, or collected blood.

Hospitals typically charge $2,515 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 1,641 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,718. Most fall between $1,074 and $5,453 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
1,641
States
50
Filings dated
Aug 2022 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 1,641 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$653$1,247$2,515$4,579$7,753

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 12× what the cheapest tenth charges ($653 vs $7,753).

How the prices are spread

$453 – $613: 62 hospitals$453$613 – $829: 83 hospitals$829 – $1,120: 130 hospitals$829$1,120 – $1,515: 157 hospitals$1,515 – $2,048: 177 hospitals$1,515$2,048 – $2,769: 191 hospitals$2,769 – $3,743: 228 hospitals$2,769$3,743 – $5,061: 162 hospitals$5,061 – $6,842: 168 hospitals$5,061$6,842 – $9,251: 125 hospitals$6,842median $2,515price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (1,483 of 1,641 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$453$61362
$613$82983
$829$1,120130
$1,120$1,515157
$1,515$2,048177
$2,048$2,769191
$2,769$3,743228
$3,743$5,061162
$5,061$6,842168
$6,842$9,251125

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$2,968
Median cash price$2,515
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.85×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $2,515.

Alaska: median $2,740 across 11 hospitalsAK$2,740Maine: median $1,107 across 14 hospitalsME$1,107Vermont: median $1,358 across 10 hospitalsVT$1,358New Hampshire: median $613 across 14 hospitalsNH$613Washington: median $2,566 across 45 hospitalsWA$2,566Idaho: median $2,454 across 18 hospitalsID$2,454Montana: median $945 across 18 hospitalsMT$945North Dakota: median $4,208 across 12 hospitalsND$4,208Minnesota: median $2,341 across 61 hospitalsMN$2,341Illinois: median $2,717 across 65 hospitalsIL$2,717Wisconsin: median $2,515 across 54 hospitalsWI$2,515Michigan: median $1,372 across 46 hospitalsMI$1,372New York: median $3,387 across 66 hospitalsNY$3,387Massachusetts: median $3,694 across 29 hospitalsMA$3,694Oregon: median $1,964 across 41 hospitalsOR$1,964Nevada: median $2,472 across 12 hospitalsNV$2,472Wyoming: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,550 across 57 hospitalsIA$1,550Indiana: median $1,647 across 48 hospitalsIN$1,647Ohio: median $3,435 across 53 hospitalsOH$3,435Pennsylvania: median $3,546 across 74 hospitalsPA$3,546New Jersey: median $4,627 across 40 hospitalsNJ$4,627Connecticut: median $2,765 across 14 hospitalsCT$2,765Rhode Island: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $4,595 across 117 hospitalsCA$4,595Utah: median $410 across 25 hospitalsUT$410Colorado: median $1,932 across 35 hospitalsCO$1,932Nebraska: median $1,844 across 41 hospitalsNE$1,844Missouri: median $2,390 across 45 hospitalsMO$2,390Kentucky: median $1,114 across 25 hospitalsKY$1,114West Virginia: median $1,457 across 19 hospitalsWV$1,457Virginia: median $2,467 across 27 hospitalsVA$2,467Maryland: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: median $5,453 across 22 hospitalsAZ$5,453New Mexico: median $1,899 across 19 hospitalsNM$1,899Kansas: median $1,090 across 28 hospitalsKS$1,090Arkansas: median $1,180 across 15 hospitalsAR$1,180Tennessee: median $1,310 across 23 hospitalsTN$1,310North Carolina: median $2,469 across 32 hospitalsNC$2,469South Carolina: median $2,821 across 28 hospitalsSC$2,821Oklahoma: median $1,964 across 23 hospitalsOK$1,964Louisiana: median $1,707 across 26 hospitalsLA$1,707Mississippi: median $1,008 across 29 hospitalsMS$1,008Alabama: median $2,155 across 19 hospitalsAL$2,155Georgia: median $5,814 across 39 hospitalsGA$5,814Hawaii: median $5,041 across 14 hospitalsHI$5,041Texas: median $3,607 across 118 hospitalsTX$3,607Florida: median $5,049 across 50 hospitalsFL$5,049
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,515. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Georgia GA39$5,814+131%$2,271 – $6,653
Arizona AZ22$5,453+117%$2,522 – $6,869
Florida FL50$5,049+101%$1,872 – $6,858
Hawaii HI14$5,041+100%$800 – $6,834
New Jersey NJ40$4,627+84%$3,171 – $8,298
California CA117$4,595+83%$2,046 – $8,574
North Dakota ND12$4,208+67%$1,902 – $4,731
Massachusetts MA29$3,694+47%$1,738 – $6,709
Texas TX118$3,607+43%$2,343 – $5,176
Pennsylvania PA74$3,546+41%$742 – $5,757
Ohio OH53$3,435+37%$1,345 – $8,557
New York NY66$3,387+35%$1,096 – $6,160
South Carolina SC28$2,821+12%$1,286 – $8,700
Connecticut CT14$2,765+10%$821 – $3,937
Alaska AK11$2,740+9%$1,615 – $4,234
Illinois IL65$2,717+8%$1,055 – $5,506
Washington WA45$2,566+2%$1,075 – $4,960
Wisconsin WI54$2,5150%$1,793 – $3,525
Nevada NV12$2,472−2%$1,236 – $4,340
North Carolina NC32$2,469−2%$1,095 – $3,352
Virginia VA27$2,467−2%$1,406 – $3,021
Idaho ID18$2,454−2%$934 – $7,204
Missouri MO45$2,390−5%$978 – $4,039
Minnesota MN61$2,341−7%$1,131 – $2,911
Alabama AL19$2,155−14%$1,307 – $8,164
Oklahoma OK23$1,964−22%$866 – $3,999
Oregon OR41$1,964−22%$1,240 – $2,731
Colorado CO35$1,932−23%$1,110 – $3,182
New Mexico NM19$1,899−24%$944 – $6,584
Nebraska NE41$1,844−27%$1,220 – $2,263
Louisiana LA26$1,707−32%$1,034 – $2,976
Indiana IN48$1,647−35%$842 – $3,058
Iowa IA57$1,550−38%$1,014 – $2,402
West Virginia WV19$1,457−42%$547 – $4,471
Michigan MI46$1,372−45%$608 – $3,994
Vermont VT10$1,358−46%$699 – $4,591
Tennessee TN23$1,310−48%$845 – $4,149
Arkansas AR15$1,180−53%$559 – $2,172
Kentucky KY25$1,114−56%$649 – $1,840
Maine ME14$1,107−56%$453 – $1,942
Kansas KS28$1,090−57%$680 – $4,074
Mississippi MS29$1,008−60%$687 – $1,488
Montana MT18$945−62%$647 – $1,721
New Hampshire NH14$613−76%$427 – $1,450
Utah UT25$410−84%$362 – $3,575
Wyoming WY8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE2not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $2,515.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care1,181$3,029$1,286 – $6,091
Children’s26$2,316$1,672 – $6,346
Critical access431$1,525$829 – $2,891
Ownership
For-profit156$3,368$1,304 – $6,942
Government322$1,839$978 – $3,858
Non-profit1,160$2,601$1,105 – $5,506
System affiliation
Part of a system1,298$2,732$1,169 – $5,768
Independent343$1,800$923 – $4,165

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$4,448
Median cash price$2,515
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

1,131 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,818 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,968; most fall between $1,180 and $5,827.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 1,131 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$682$1,367$2,818$5,208$7,861

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 12× what the cheapest tenth charges ($682 vs $7,861).

Of the 1,214 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 1,131 gave a usable cash price; 35 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 48 a list price only.

How complete is this

1,641 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (41%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 1,775 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted1,641
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here72
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded4
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded58
Hospitals that filed this code1,775

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other therapeutic procedures on muscles and tendons family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as I&D Deep Absc Bursa/Hematoma Thigh/Knee Region.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Drainage of a deep abscess or blood pocket in thigh or knee (CPT 27301) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-27301-drainage-of-a-deep-abscess-or-blood-pocket-in-thigh-or-knee