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Removal Of An Abnormal Bone Bridge At A Growth Plate

Tennessee rates for HCPCS 20150

This surgery removes an abnormal bony bridge that has formed across a child's growth plate, the area of developing cartilage near the end of a long bone responsible for continued bone growth. The bridge, if left in place, can cause the bone to grow crookedly or stop growing on that side. Fat, muscle, or another material is often packed into the space afterward to help prevent the bridge from reforming.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of An Abnormal Bone Bridge At A Growth Plate cost?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,175 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 5 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$1,175$933 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,455 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $8,913Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,188
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $1,175

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Tennessee· 31st of 51

$1,259

CA $6,166KY $977

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.