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Unlisted Pressure Sore Removal Procedure

Alabama rates for HCPCS 15999

Surgical removal of a pressure sore (bedsore) and the damaged tissue around it, in a form that has no standard named entry of its own. Pressure sores form where sustained pressure over a bony area breaks down skin and the tissue beneath it. The surgeon submits a written report describing what was performed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Pressure Sore Removal Procedure cost?

$275

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $269 to $589.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $269 to $1,698
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $275

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
$776.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 55.0 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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.

Alabama· 50th of 51

$275

OK $4,365MT $79.43

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.