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Dye Injection To Map A Draining Tract

North Carolina 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?

$151

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $60.26 to $355.

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

Facilitymedian $151 · 10th to 90th $36 to $1,288Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $209 to $209
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $151professional $209

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
$36.31
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,995.26
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 44th of 49

$151

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.