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Unlisted Pressure Sore Removal Procedure

Nebraska 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?

$871

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $603 to $2,291.

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 $871 · 10th to 90th $490 to $6,166Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $1,585
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $871professional $1,445

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 28th of 51

$871

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.