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Rib Fracture Treatment With External Support

Wisconsin 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?

$1,413

Typical facility fee. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $955 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,905Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $851 to $9,120
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,230professional $1,778

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 12th of 36

$1,413

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.