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Rib Fracture Treatment With External Support

Texas 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 July 2026.

How much does Rib Fracture Treatment With External Support cost?

$692

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $501 to $3,388.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $56 to $2,291Professionalmedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $9,120 to $9,120
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $603professional $9,120

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,238.72
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$2,818.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,380.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 151.4 times more in Tennessee than in Washington. 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.

Texas· 30th of 35

$692

TN $9,120WA $60.26

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.