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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 July 2026.

How much does Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $2,344 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 5 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$115$91.20 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,344$1,318 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $148 to $5,623Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $83 to $257
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,344professional $115

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$190.55

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $126 · 31st 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.