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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 July 2026.

How much does Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract cost?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$151$115 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$245 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $148 to $6,761Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $89 to $562
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $151

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
$194.98
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$371.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$794.33
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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· 8th of 51

$182

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.