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Rib Fracture Treatment With External Support

California rates for HCPCS 21810

Treatment of broken ribs by attaching an external support frame to steady a section of chest wall that has come loose and moves the wrong way with each breath. Stabilizing the segment lets the chest expand properly again and makes breathing less painful.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Rib Fracture Treatment With External Support cost?

$9,120

Typical physician fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9,120 to $9,120.

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 $6,457 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $14,125Professionalmedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $9,120 to $9,120
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $9,120

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$14,125.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where California sits

The same service costs 302.0 times more in Washington than in South Carolina. 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.

California· 5th of 36

$9,120

WA $9,120SC $30.20

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.