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Simple Cleaning Of A Mastoid Surgical Cavity

Arizona 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $251 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$77.62$58.88 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$107 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $54 to $2,344Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $48 to $380
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $251professional $78

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$144.54
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
$23.99
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.24

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 32nd of 51

$93.33

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.