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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 October 2026.

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

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $83.18 from a physician practice, and about $182 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$83.18$57.54 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$145 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $89 to $661Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $51 to $148
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $182professional $83

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
$56.23
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$147.91
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$162.18
5 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
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$8.71

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Wisconsin 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· 26th of 51

$100

WI $229KY $72.44

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.