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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Arkansas 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 July 2026.

How much does Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract cost?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $110 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$110$87.10 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$631 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $132 to $2,042Professionalmedian $110 · 10th to 90th $81 to $162
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,175professional $110

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $123 · 38th of 51
CA $490KY $105

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.