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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Nebraska 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?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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$155$120 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$151 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $112 to $6,166Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $83 to $282
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,288professional $155

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
$114.82
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$151.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$295.12
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$100.00

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 15th of 51

$162

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.