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Removal Of The Bursa At The Point Of The Elbow

Virginia 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 July 2026.

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

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $437 to $5,888.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $372 to $8,710Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $347 to $692
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $479

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
$398.11
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$707.95
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$13,489.63

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 22.9 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

Virginia· 28th of 50

$3,236

IN $10,000MD $437

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.