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Pressure Sore Removal at the Sitting Bone

Iowa rates for HCPCS 15940

Cuts away a deep pressure sore (bedsore) over the bony prominence you sit on, together with the dead and infected tissue around it. The surgeon clears back to healthy tissue and the wound is then closed. Sores in this spot are common in people who use a wheelchair or sit for long stretches.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pressure Sore Removal at the Sitting Bone cost?

$3,981

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,585 to $6,457.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $661 to $2,188
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $1,148

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
$1,047.13
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$7,413.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 15.1 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Iowa· 23rd of 50

$3,981

IN $10,233WV $676

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.