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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

South Carolina 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 negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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$112$87.10 to $141
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$145 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $102 to $9,772Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $83 to $214
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,318professional $112

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
$102.33
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$275.42
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$199.53

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $117 · 42nd 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.