This surgery removes hardware, such as a plate, screw, rod, pin, wire, or metal band, that was previously implanted deep within the body to help a broken or repaired bone heal. The hardware is removed once it's no longer needed, whether because the bone has healed, the hardware is causing irritation or pain, or for another medical reason. Because the hardware sits deep in the tissue rather than near the surface, its removal is a more involved procedure than removing hardware placed just under the skin.
Rates data updated October 2026.
How much does Removal Of Deep Surgical Hardware cost?
$2,122
Typical total for the visit. In Hawaii, October 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,122 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.
32% physician fee68% facility fee
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.
What's inside this number
Part of the bill
Who charges it
Typical
Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it
The doctor who performs it
$676
$427 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center
The hospital or surgery center
$1,445
$1,259 to $2,570
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $4,467Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $30 to $851
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
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Facility
None
$1,047.13
$2,818.38
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$707.95
Professional
None
$389.05
$537.03
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,819.70
Facility
None
$1,122.02
$1,258.93
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Professional
None
$776.25
$776.25
$776.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$933.25
Professional
None
$446.68
$741.31
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
Facility
None
$2,041.74
$2,511.89
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Professional
None
$630.96
$776.25
$776.25
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$851.14
Professional
None
$29.51
$512.86
$851.14
Where Hawaii sits
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