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Simple Cleaning Of A Mastoid Surgical Cavity

Arkansas 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $182 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 6 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$79.43$56.23 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$155 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $78 to $1,820Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $48 to $148
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $182professional $79

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
$56.23
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$177.83
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$154.88

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 45th of 51

$85.11

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.