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Pressure Sore Removal Over The Hip

Georgia rates for HCPCS 15953

Surgical removal of a pressure sore over the trochanter, the bony prominence on the outer side of the upper thigh at the hip. The damaged skin and dead tissue are cut away and the underlying bony prominence is trimmed back so it no longer presses the tissue against the bed or chair. The resulting defect is covered with a flap of nearby healthy skin and tissue.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pressure Sore Removal Over The Hip cost?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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 5 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$1,047$912 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$2,188 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $8,128Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,042
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $1,047

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
$1,479.11
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,344.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,606.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Georgia· 26th of 51

$1,479

CA $6,457DE $891

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.