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Removal Of Hip Pressure Sore Before Closure

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 15956

Cuts away a pressure sore over the bony bump at the side of the hip. The wound is cleared back to healthy tissue and prepared for closure later. The flap or skin graft used to close the area is charged separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Hip Pressure Sore Before Closure cost?

$6,310

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,310 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,455 to $11,749.

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 $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $21,878Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $1,820
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $1,820

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,471.29

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 6.9 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.

South Carolina· 6th of 49

$6,310

IN $7,762WV $1,122

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.