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Removal of Diseased Bone From the Face

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 21026

Surgery to cut away a section of diseased or dead bone in the face, most often when an infection has taken hold in the bone or an abscess has formed. The surgeon removes the affected bone back to healthy tissue so the area can heal and antibiotics can reach what remains. It applies to the cheek, nose, and other bones of the face rather than the lower jaw.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of Diseased Bone From the Face cost?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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 6 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$537$479 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$708 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $525 to $17,378Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,096
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,623professional $537

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
$489.78
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$18,197.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,174.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$20,892.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$933.25

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Hawaii than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $575 · 42nd of 51
HI $1,778WV $501

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.