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Drainage of an Abscess in the Nasal Septum

Montana 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 October 2026.

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

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $269 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$214$174 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$269$195 to $457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $269 · 10th to 90th $191 to $501Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $117 to $447
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $269professional $214

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$426.58
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$501.19
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$489.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,348.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$467.74

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Montana· 38th of 51

$219

AK $562KY $145

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.