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Unlisted Neck Or Chest Wall Operation

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 21899

Covers an operation on the neck or the chest wall for which there is no standard named service. The surgeon submits a written report describing exactly what was carried out, and the insurer prices it against comparable named operations. It is used only when no named procedure fits the work performed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Unlisted Neck Or Chest Wall Operation cost?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $372 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$263$257 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$372$151 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $372 · 10th to 90th $132 to $1,202Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $257 to $3,715
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $372professional $263

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$263.03

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 51.3 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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.

Louisiana· 37th of 51

$372

OK $4,074MT $79.43

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.