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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 July 2026.

How much does Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract cost?

$117

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $151.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $5,495Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $83 to $191
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,467professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$251.19

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 43rd of 51

$117

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.