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Simple Cleaning Of A Mastoid Surgical Cavity

Washington, DC 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?

$87.10

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $54.95 to $257.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $55 to $7,762Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $55 to $275
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $490professional $87

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
$54.95
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$257.04
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$204.17
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$194.98

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 42nd of 51

$87.10

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.