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Simple Cleaning Of A Mastoid Surgical Cavity

Virginia 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?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $79.43 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$79.43$58.88 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$95.50 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $59 to $3,802Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $51 to $148
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $501professional $79

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
$57.54
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$186.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$154.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$162.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$112.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$173.78
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
$27.54
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$44.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$8.91

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 45th of 51

$81.28

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.