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Pin Through Bone For Traction

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 20650

A pin or wire is passed through a bone so that weights can pull steadily on the limb, holding a broken or dislocated bone in a reasonable position until definitive treatment. It is placed through the skin under numbing medicine or anesthesia, and its later removal is included. Traction is usually a temporary measure while awaiting surgery or early healing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pin Through Bone For Traction cost?

$240

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $170 to $501.

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 $4,074 · 10th to 90th $170 to $7,762Professionalmedian $234 · 10th to 90th $162 to $316
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $234

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
$169.82
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$575.44

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in Hawaii than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 29th of 51

$240

HI $2,239DE $191

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.