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Simple Cleaning Of A Mastoid Surgical Cavity

South 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $132 from a physician practice, and about $117 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$132$97.72 to $182
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$70.79 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $66 to $224Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $66 to $219
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $117professional $132

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
$79.43
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$234.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$223.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$660.69
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$181.97
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$162.18
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$218.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$190.55
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
$20.89
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.76

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 9th of 51

$126

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.