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Drainage Of Ear Canal Abscess

Louisiana 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?

$234

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $234 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $417 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$219$162 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$234 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $209 to $1,820Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $141 to $331
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $417professional $219

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
$295.12
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$316.23
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
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
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 35th of 51

$234

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.