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Opening of a Chest Wall Bone to Drain Infection

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 21510

Deep surgery that cuts down to a bone of the chest wall and opens its hard outer layer so infected material trapped inside can drain out. It is used when infection or an abscess has settled within the bone itself rather than in the soft tissue around it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening of a Chest Wall Bone to Drain Infection cost?

$676

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $468 to $5,012.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $7,762Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $457 to $724
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,012professional $468

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
$1,412.54
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$676.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 31st of 51

$676

CA $5,012DE $457

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.