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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 October 2026.

How much does Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract cost?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$148$120 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$1,148 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $126 to $8,318Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $98 to $257
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $148

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
$125.89
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$223.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$281.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$223.87
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
$56.23
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$89.13

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 16th of 51

$158

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.