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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Ohio 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 8 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$117$93.33 to $151
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$427 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $132 to $10,233Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $83 to $219
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,512professional $117

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
$125.89
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$1,698.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$208.93
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$229.09
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$218.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$67.61
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$186.21

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $126 · 32nd 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.