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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Oregon 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?

$191

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $191 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $219 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$186$126 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$219$170 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $219 · 10th to 90th $123 to $4,677Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $91 to $316
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $219professional $186

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
$229.09
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$263.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$302.00
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$245.47
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$309.03
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$6,025.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Oregon· 6th of 51

$191

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.