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Dye Injection To Map A Draining Tract

Colorado rates for HCPCS 20501

Injects contrast dye into an abnormal tunnel or draining tract in the tissues so that X-ray pictures show how deep it runs and what it connects to. Knowing the path and its depth guides how the tract should be treated. The injection itself takes only a few minutes.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Dye Injection To Map A Draining Tract cost?

$214

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $75.86 to $3,090.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $41 to $5,888Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $45 to $263
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $214professional $204

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
$141.25
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$7,585.78
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$245.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$263.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 34.7 times more in New Jersey than in West Virginia. 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.

Colorado· 34th of 49

$214

NJ $4,677WV $135

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.