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Simple Cleaning Of A Mastoid Surgical Cavity

Kentucky 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?

$72.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $72.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $72.44 from a physician practice, and about $100 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$72.44$53.70 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$58.88 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $46 to $1,479Professionalmedian $72 · 10th to 90th $46 to $138
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $100professional $72

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
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$125.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$169.82
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$75.86
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$549.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$154.88
10 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.24

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$72.44

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.