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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Michigan 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 5 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$112$89.13 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$2,042 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $155 to $4,898Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $81 to $186
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $112

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
$154.88
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$208.93
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$165.96

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 45th of 51

$115

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.