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Simple Cleaning Of A Mastoid Surgical Cavity

Maine 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $525 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$85.11$66.07 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$501 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $339 to $708Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $49 to $151
$50$100$200$500facility $525professional $85

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$128.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$158.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$181.97
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.76
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.02
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$57.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.48
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.76

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 40th of 51

$85.11

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.