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

Draining a deep throat abscess through the neck

CPT 42725the billing code this page is about

Cutting into and draining a pus pocket behind or beside the throat through an incision in the neck.

Hospitals typically charge $2,704 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 316 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $3,505. Most fall between $1,104 and $7,149 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
316
States
42
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 316 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
$809$1,346$2,704$7,000$12,798

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 16× what the cheapest tenth charges ($809 vs $12,798).

How the prices are spread

$754 – $1,024: 37 hospitals$754$1,024 – $1,390: 28 hospitals$1,390 – $1,887: 34 hospitals$1,390$1,887 – $2,562: 29 hospitals$2,562 – $3,478: 25 hospitals$2,562$3,478 – $4,722: 28 hospitals$4,722 – $6,410: 20 hospitals$4,722$6,410 – $8,702: 49 hospitals$8,702 – $11,814: 13 hospitals$8,702$11,814 – $16,038: 35 hospitals$11,814median $2,704price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (298 of 316 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$754$1,02437
$1,024$1,39028
$1,390$1,88734
$1,887$2,56229
$2,562$3,47825
$3,478$4,72228
$4,722$6,41020
$6,410$8,70249
$8,702$11,81413
$11,814$16,03835

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$6,048
Median cash price$2,704
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.45×

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 $2,704.

Alaska: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMEVermont: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $1,392 across 11 hospitalsIL$1,392Wisconsin: median $4,044 across 15 hospitalsWI$4,044Michigan: median $900 across 26 hospitalsMI$900New York: median $7,000 across 32 hospitalsNY$7,000Massachusetts: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceSDIowa: median $1,998 across 16 hospitalsIA$1,998Indiana: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureOHPennsylvania: median $1,213 across 19 hospitalsPA$1,213New Jersey: median $6,311 across 24 hospitalsNJ$6,311Connecticut: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $16,038 across 36 hospitalsCA$16,038Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 2 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: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 5 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 $1,104 across 12 hospitalsOK$1,104Louisiana: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMSAlabama: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $6,499 across 20 hospitalsTX$6,499Florida: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,704. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA36$16,038+493%$2,652 – $16,038
New York NY32$7,000+159%$2,325 – $9,634
Texas TX20$6,499+140%$2,788 – $7,149
New Jersey NJ24$6,311+133%$4,627 – $6,839
Wisconsin WI15$4,044+50%$4,044 – $4,044
Iowa IA16$1,998−26%$1,998 – $1,998
Illinois IL11$1,392−49%$754 – $1,424
Pennsylvania PA19$1,213−55%$495 – $10,001
Oklahoma OK12$1,104−59%$1,104 – $1,104
Michigan MI26$900−67%$849 – $4,044
Idaho ID8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Ohio OH8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM1not 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 $2,704.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care268$2,901$1,104 – $7,390
Children’s9fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access39$1,939$849 – $5,355
Ownership
For-profit28$5,097$754 – $9,422
Government39$1,890$1,295 – $7,000
Non-profit249$2,948$1,104 – $7,149
System affiliation
Part of a system263$3,608$1,104 – $7,402
Independent53$2,000$1,228 – $5,097

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,810
Median cash price$2,704
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

208 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,652 and the average of the middle 60% is $3,625; most fall between $1,218 and $10,001.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 208 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
$834$1,424$2,652$7,149$16,038

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 19× what the cheapest tenth charges ($834 vs $16,038).

Of the 219 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 208 gave a usable cash price; 8 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 3 a list price only.

How complete is this

316 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (8%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 343 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted316
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here24
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded3
Hospitals that filed this code343

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 I&D Absc Rtrphrngl/Parapharyngeal Xtrnl Appr.

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, “Draining a deep throat abscess through the neck (CPT 42725) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-42725-draining-a-deep-throat-abscess-through-the-neck