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Removal Of Buried Skin-Level Hardware

Wyoming 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?

$355

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $151 to $513.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $5,623Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $145 to $851
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,738professional $355

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming $355 · 30th 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.