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Drainage Of Ear Canal Abscess

New Jersey 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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$204$132 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$372 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $219 to $5,370Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $102 to $447
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,047professional $204

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
$144.54
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$478.63
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$380.19
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,884.03
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$407.38
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
$66.07
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$165.96

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 42nd of 51

$219

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.