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Procedure price report · Other OR therapeutic procedures on nose, mouth and pharynx

Complicated drainage of a parotid gland abscess

CPT 42305the billing code this page is about

More extensive surgery through an outside incision to drain pus from a parotid salivary gland when the infection is deep or complex.

Hospitals typically charge $3,408 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 359 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,822. Most fall between $706 and $5,423 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
359
States
43
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 23, 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 359 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
$458$800$3,408$4,783$7,562

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 17× what the cheapest tenth charges ($458 vs $7,562).

How the prices are spread

$397 – $548: 27 hospitals$397$548 – $758: 41 hospitals$758 – $1,047: 25 hospitals$758$1,047 – $1,447: 30 hospitals$1,447 – $2,000: 23 hospitals$1,447$2,000 – $2,764: 10 hospitals$2,764 – $3,820: 42 hospitals$2,764$3,820 – $5,278: 68 hospitals$5,278 – $7,294: 41 hospitals$5,278$7,294 – $10,080: 36 hospitals$7,294median $3,408price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (343 of 359 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$397$54827
$548$75841
$758$1,04725
$1,047$1,44730
$1,447$2,00023
$2,000$2,76410
$2,764$3,82042
$3,820$5,27868
$5,278$7,29441
$7,294$10,08036

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$3,387
Median cash price$3,408
Cash as a multiple of Medicare1.01×

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 $3,408.

Alaska: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMEVermont: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $4,979 across 12 hospitalsWA$4,979Idaho: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $1,062 across 21 hospitalsIL$1,062Wisconsin: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWIMichigan: median $645 across 14 hospitalsMI$645New York: median $3,838 across 25 hospitalsNY$3,838Massachusetts: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: median $7,562 across 15 hospitalsOR$7,562Nevada: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,062 across 17 hospitalsIA$1,062Indiana: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureOHPennsylvania: median $1,964 across 22 hospitalsPA$1,964New Jersey: median $3,986 across 22 hospitalsNJ$3,986Connecticut: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $4,560 across 56 hospitalsCA$4,560Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceVAMaryland: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $699 across 13 hospitalsOK$699Louisiana: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceHITexas: median $3,793 across 25 hospitalsTX$3,793Florida: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $3,408. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Oregon OR15$7,562+122%$800 – $8,478
Washington WA12$4,979+46%$1,604 – $6,572
California CA56$4,560+34%$2,858 – $10,080
New Jersey NJ22$3,986+17%$3,590 – $5,419
New York NY25$3,838+13%$845 – $3,838
Texas TX25$3,793+11%$3,711 – $4,007
Pennsylvania PA22$1,964−42%$281 – $5,036
Iowa IA17$1,062−69%$1,062 – $1,341
Illinois IL21$1,062−69%$586 – $5,553
Oklahoma OK13$699−79%$699 – $6,612
Michigan MI14$645−81%$518 – $4,559
Louisiana LA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Ohio OH8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wisconsin WI6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not 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 $3,408.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care305$3,544$740 – $5,423
Children’s10fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access44$1,948$556 – $5,548
Ownership
For-profit30$1,964$458 – $5,088
Government48$1,794$755 – $3,838
Non-profit281$3,593$722 – $5,553
System affiliation
Part of a system300$3,711$722 – $5,553
Independent59$1,229$676 – $3,434

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,850
Median cash price$3,408
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. 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

237 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,187 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,604; most fall between $699 and $6,111.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 237 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
$500$800$2,187$5,020$8,795

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 18× what the cheapest tenth charges ($500 vs $8,795).

Of the 260 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 237 gave a usable cash price; 21 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 2 a list price only.

How complete is this

359 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (9%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 390 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted359
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here28
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded2
Hospitals that filed this code390

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 23, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 23, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other OR therapeutic procedures on nose, mouth and pharynx family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as PR Drain Abscess Parotid,Complic.

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, “Complicated drainage of a parotid gland abscess (CPT 42305) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-42305-complicated-drainage-of-a-parotid-gland-abscess