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Releasing Incision Through Burned Skin

Colorado rates for HCPCS 16035

Cuts through the thick, stiff, leathery skin left by a deep burn to release the pressure building underneath. As a burned limb or chest swells, the rigid skin acts like a tight band that squeezes off blood flow or stops the chest expanding, and the release lets the tissue swell freely. This covers the first such incision; each further one is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Releasing Incision Through Burned Skin cost?

$3,311

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,570 to $5,495.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $813 to $7,586Professionalmedian $275 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,175
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $275

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
$1,584.89
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$363.08
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,174.90
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 31.6 times more in New Jersey 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.

Colorado· 11th of 49

$3,311

NJ $5,888WV $186

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.