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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Nevada 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?

$123

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $123 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $115 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$115$91.20 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$115 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $81 to $5,248Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $83 to $437
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,698professional $115

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
$81.28
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$234.42
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.40
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$173.78
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$190.55
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$128.82
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada $123 · 36th 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.