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Drainage Of Ear Canal Abscess

Maryland 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?

$245

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $245 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $162 to $380.

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 $245 · 10th to 90th $138 to $813
$200$500$1Kprofessional $245

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
$138.04
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$954.99
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$478.63
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$407.38
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 21st of 51

$245

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.