go back

Drainage Of Ear Canal Abscess

Virginia 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 July 2026.

How much does Drainage Of Ear Canal Abscess cost?

$219

Typical physician fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $162 to $269.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $138 to $490
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $219

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$263.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$575.44
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$398.11

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 3.2 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.

Virginia· 36th of 51

$219

AK $575KY $182

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.