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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Arizona 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?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $955 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$115$93.33 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$955$427 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $100 to $3,890Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $83 to $676
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $955professional $115

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$114.82
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$165.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$151.36
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
$41.69
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 40th of 51

$117

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.