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Drainage Of Ear Canal Abscess

Oklahoma 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $933 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$251$186 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$331 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $200 to $2,399Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,072
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $933professional $251

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
$630.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$302.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$331.13
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
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$154.88

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 11th of 51

$309

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.