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Drainage Of Ear Canal Abscess

Massachusetts 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?

$269

Typical physician fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $174 to $407.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $138 to $617
$200$500$1Kprofessional $269

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
$128.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$676.08
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$676.08
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$457.09
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$588.84
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$630.96

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 13th of 51

$269

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.