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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Kentucky 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?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $102 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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$102$87.10 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$129 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $93 to $10,715Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $78 to $224
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $102

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
$93.33
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$223.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$134.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$1,479.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$105

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.