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Drainage Of Ear Canal Abscess

Nebraska 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $245 from a physician practice, and about $631 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$245$191 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$339 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $251 to $3,388Professionalmedian $245 · 10th to 90th $129 to $525
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $631professional $245

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
$223.87
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,737.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$575.44
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$346.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$562.34
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
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$154.88

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 21st of 51

$263

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.