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Drainage Of Ear Canal Abscess

Kentucky 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 July 2026.

How much does Drainage Of Ear Canal Abscess cost?

$182

Typical physician fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 to $219.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $182 · 10th to 90th $115 to $339
$100$200$500$1K$2Kprofessional $182

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$186.21
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,122.02
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$380.19

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 3.2 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$182

AK $575KY $182

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.