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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Colorado 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?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 7 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$123$91.20 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$1,202 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $126 to $8,511Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $87 to $282
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $3,890professional $123

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
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$346.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$239.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$457.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$245.47

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $148 · 21st 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.