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Releasing Incision Through Burned Skin

Virginia 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?

$1,862

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $263 to $4,365.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $204 to $7,079Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $170 to $295
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $204

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
$223.87
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 23rd of 49

$1,862

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.