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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Missouri 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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$123$100 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$1,479 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $135 to $7,079Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $87 to $355
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,951professional $123

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
$104.71
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$204.17

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $141 · 26th 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.