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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Rhode Island 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$112 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$646 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $135 to $4,898Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $93 to $219
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $145

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$204.17
3 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
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$100.00

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 23rd of 51

$145

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.