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Removal Of Buried Skin-Level Hardware

Vermont 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 October 2026.

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

$479

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $1,660 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$479$257 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,660$1,259 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $309 to $12,303Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $182 to $661
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $479

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$630.96
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$758.58

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska 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.

Vermont· 8th of 51

$479

AK $759KY $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.