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Drainage of an Abscess in the Nasal Septum

North Dakota 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $295 from a physician practice, and about $251 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$295$229 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$117 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $117 to $437Professionalmedian $295 · 10th to 90th $186 to $646
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $251professional $295

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$467.74
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$25.70

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 17th of 51

$269

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.