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Simple Cleaning Of A Mastoid Surgical Cavity

Iowa 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $166 from a physician practice, and about $513 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 7 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$166$97.72 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$513$174 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $513 · 10th to 90th $115 to $7,943Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $65 to $513
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $513professional $166

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
$83.18
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$234.42
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$234.42
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$218.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$186.21

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 4th of 51

$186

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.