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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Illinois 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?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $138 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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 6 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$138$102 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$437 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $123 to $5,370Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $85 to $251
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $138

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
$123.03
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$245.47
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$524.81
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$169.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 16th of 51

$151

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.