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Simple Cleaning Of A Mastoid Surgical Cavity

Colorado 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$100$75.86 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$708 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $151 to $5,248Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $60 to $166
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,399professional $100

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
$83.18
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$144.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$162.18
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$177.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$138.04
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$169.82
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$186.21
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
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$8.32

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 17th of 51

$112

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.