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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Idaho 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 8 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$155$115 to $204
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$151 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $107 to $4,786Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $91 to $251
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $263professional $155

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$199.53
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$275.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,011.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$257.04
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,344.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$208.93

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $158 · 13th 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.