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Removal Of The Bursa At The Point Of The Elbow

Alaska rates for HCPCS 24105

Removes the small fluid-filled cushion sitting over the bony tip of the elbow when it has become chronically swollen, thickened or repeatedly infected. Through an incision over the point of the elbow the surgeon takes the sac out and closes the skin over the bone. It is done when the swelling keeps returning despite drainage, padding and treatment of infection.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of The Bursa At The Point Of The Elbow cost?

$5,587

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,587 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,514 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,514$851 to $1,738
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$2,570 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $12,882Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $372 to $2,089
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $1,514

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
$1,737.80
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,122.02
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$12,882.50
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,089.30
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,882.50
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Colorado 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$5,587

$1,514 physician + $4,074 facility

CO $6,538MT $1,205

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.