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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Virginia 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$95.50 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$174 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $95 to $5,754Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $83 to $170
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $117

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
$95.50
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$162.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$186.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$138.04
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$199.53
6 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
$45.71
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$91.20

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 37th of 51

$120

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.