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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 October 2026.

How much does Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract cost?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $123 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$123$102 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$468 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $102 to $5,888Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $81 to $234
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,585professional $123

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
$102.33
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$398.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$190.55
7 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
$51.29
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$194.98

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 31st of 51

$135

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.