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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Montana 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?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $155 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$141$126 to $195
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$141 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $132 to $269Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $89 to $195
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $155professional $141

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$194.98
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$239.88
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$3,019.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$204.17

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 26th of 51

$141

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.