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Drainage of an Abscess in the Nasal Septum

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 30020

This procedure drains a collection of blood or pus that has built up within the nasal septum, the wall of cartilage and bone dividing the two nostrils. It is treated urgently because trapped fluid pressing on the septum can damage the cartilage if not relieved promptly. The area is opened, drained, and often packed briefly to prevent the fluid from reaccumulating.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage of an Abscess in the Nasal Septum cost?

$302

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $148 to $525.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $148 to $7,762Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $132 to $347
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $269

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$346.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$676.08

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in California 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.

Washington, DC· 22nd of 51

$302

CA $1,660WV $166

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.