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Injection Into A Draining Sinus Tract

Vermont 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?

$135

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $145.

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

Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $102 to $166
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kprofessional $135

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$218.78
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$309.03

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $135 · 27th 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.