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Simple Cleaning Of A Mastoid Surgical Cavity

Utah 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$70.79$56.23 to $110
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$155 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $71 to $4,467Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $50 to $155
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $398professional $71

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
$70.79
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$165.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$69.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$588.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$131.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$154.88
6 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
$33.11
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$15.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 49th of 51

$75.86

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.