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Opening Bone To Drain Infection, Arm Or Elbow

Alaska rates for HCPCS 23935

Cuts down through the tissues of the upper arm or elbow and opens the hard outer shell of the bone so that pus or infected material trapped inside can drain out. It is done when an infection has taken hold within the bone itself rather than only in the soft tissue around it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening Bone To Drain Infection, Arm Or Elbow cost?

$1,047

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $661 to $2,512.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 $1,047 · 10th to 90th $537 to $6,761
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,047

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
$1,621.81
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 18.6 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $1,047 · 43rd of 50
IN $9,333WV $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.