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Simple Cleaning Of A Mastoid Surgical Cavity

North Dakota 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $117 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$117$89.13 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$50.12 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $50 to $263Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $69 to $191
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $79professional $117

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
$50.12
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$177.83
4 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
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.94

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 15th of 51

$115

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.