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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

New Jersey 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$107$87.10 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$794 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $174 to $6,607Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $78 to $182
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $107

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
$2,570.40
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$223.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,309.57
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$169.82
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
$43.65
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$83.18

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 47th of 51

$107

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.