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Removal Of Buried Skin-Level Hardware

Virginia rates for HCPCS 20670

This procedure removes a small piece of orthopedic hardware, such as a pin, wire, or short rod, that was placed near the surface of the skin during an earlier surgery. It does not involve hardware buried deep in bone or muscle. It is typically done once the bone has healed enough that the hardware is no longer needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Buried Skin-Level Hardware cost?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $776 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 8 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$324$166 to $437
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$214 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $158 to $5,888Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $145 to $759
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $776professional $324

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
$251.19
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$363.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$691.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$3,388.44
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$691.83

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Hawaii than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Virginia $347 · 31st of 51
HI $1,023KY $302

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.