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Pressure Sore Removal Over The Hip

Idaho 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 October 2026.

How much does Pressure Sore Removal Over The Hip cost?

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,549 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,549$1,514 to $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,738 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $9,120Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $1,905
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,455professional $1,549

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
$3,388.44
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$9,332.54
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,584.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,778.28
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$11,748.98
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,905.46
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,548.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
11 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
$707.95
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,398.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Idaho· 16th of 51

$1,585

AK $4,074TX $490

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.