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Unlisted Pressure Sore Removal Procedure

Nevada 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 July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Pressure Sore Removal Procedure cost?

$4,786

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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 4 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$50.12$30.90 to $4,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$3,467 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $16,596Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $31 to $10,233
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,012professional $50

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
$2,238.72
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$50.12

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 3090.3 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Nevada $4,786 · 18th of 50
WI $11,482MD $3.72

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.