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Drainage Of Ear Canal Abscess

Missouri 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?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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$214$148 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$339 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $129 to $3,631Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,072
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,096professional $214

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
$239.88
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$251.19
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$380.19
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
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
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 31st of 51

$240

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.