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Simple Cleaning Of A Mastoid Surgical Cavity

Nebraska 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?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $89.13 from a physician practice, and about $302 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$89.13$67.61 to $126
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$138 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $89 to $4,365Professionalmedian $89 · 10th to 90th $47 to $186
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $302professional $89

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
$75.86
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$199.53
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$660.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$194.98
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$74.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$295.12
5 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
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$7.59

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 30th of 51

$95.50

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.