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Drainage Of Ear Canal Abscess

Tennessee 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $776 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$240$178 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$427 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $209 to $2,291Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,660
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $776professional $240

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
$891.25
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$457.09
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
$57.54
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$199.53

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 13th of 51

$302

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.