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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Alaska rates for HCPCS 20500

Injection of medication directly into an abnormal narrow channel that runs from an internal area, such as a chronic infection or abscess, out through the skin surface. This is done to help treat the underlying condition, such as a persistent infection.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract cost?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $363 from a physician practice, and about $437 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$363$295 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$195 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $174 to $4,677Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $117 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $437professional $363

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$363.08
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$691.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,445.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$588.84
6 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$416.87

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$363

AK $363FL $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.