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Simple Cleaning Of A Mastoid Surgical Cavity

New Jersey 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77.62 from a physician practice, and about $1,072 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$77.62$50.12 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,072$372 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $141 to $5,754Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $37 to $170
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,072professional $78

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
$61.66
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$204.17
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$933.25
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$141.25
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
$28.84
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$14.13

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 35th of 51

$89.13

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.