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Simple Cleaning Of A Mastoid Surgical Cavity

Alabama rates for HCPCS 69220

This is the cleaning out of debris, wax, or discharge from a cavity left behind after prior ear or mastoid bone surgery, done as a straightforward office procedure. Regular cleaning of this type of cavity helps prevent infection and keeps it healthy since it doesn't drain and self-clean the way a normal ear canal does. It's typically quick and doesn't require anesthesia beyond what's needed for comfort.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Simple Cleaning Of A Mastoid Surgical Cavity cost?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $324 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$74.13$63.10 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$191 to $1,072

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $162 to $1,585Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $48 to $135
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $324professional $74

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$245.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$147.91

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in California 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.

Alabama· 27th of 51

$105

CA $219KY $75.86

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.