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Simple Cleaning Of A Mastoid Surgical Cavity

South Carolina 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 South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $200 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$81.28$66.07 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$126 to $389

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $76 to $1,230Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $56 to $145
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $200professional $81

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
$56.23
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$190.55
7 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
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$8.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$83.18

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 39th 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.