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Releasing Incision Through Burned Skin

Nebraska 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?

$3,802

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,230 to $7,943.

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 $4,365 · 10th to 90th $501 to $13,490Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $372 to $589
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $457

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
$2,344.23
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 7th of 49

$3,802

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.