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Partial Removal of the Breastbone

Georgia rates for HCPCS 21620

Removes part of the sternum, the flat bone running down the center of the chest. It is done to take out a section that is infected, dead, or involved by a growth, while leaving the remainder of the bone in place. Enough of the breastbone is kept that the ribs on each side retain their support.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Partial Removal of the Breastbone cost?

$4,365

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $5,888.

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 $4,467 · 10th to 90th $977 to $8,710Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,778
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $724

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,511.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,778.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,748.98

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 22.9 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

Georgia· 19th of 50

$4,365

IN $11,482ND $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.