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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Iowa 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?

$214

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $724 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$214$174 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$724$219 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $145 to $4,898Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $126 to $437
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $724professional $214

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
$199.53
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$173.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$281.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$316.23
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
$72.44
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$214

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.