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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 July 2026.

How much does Simple Cleaning Of A Mastoid Surgical Cavity cost?

$117

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $251 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$93.33$69.18 to $170
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$107 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $65 to $9,120Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $52 to $240
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $251professional $93

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$190.55

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in California 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· 16th of 51

$117

CA $219KY $75.86

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.