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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Minnesota 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 October 2026.

How much does Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract cost?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $339 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$155 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$129 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $91 to $2,951Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $117 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $339professional $229

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$524.81
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$426.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$363.08
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.88

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$234

AK $363FL $91.20

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.