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Drainage Of Ear Canal Abscess

Colorado rates for HCPCS 69020

Drains a collection of pus (an abscess) that has formed in the skin lining the ear canal. Releasing the built-up pus relieves the pain, swelling, and pressure caused by the infection.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Drainage Of Ear Canal Abscess cost?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$245$191 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$1,000 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $257 to $5,248Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $158 to $417
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $245

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
$954.99
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$407.38
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$346.74
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$416.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$457.09
6 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$169.82

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.6 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.

Colorado· 14th of 51

$295

AK $589KY $129

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.