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Removal Of Infected Bone Near The Elbow

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 24138

This surgery removes infected or dead bone tissue from a bone near the elbow, cutting or scraping away the affected area. It is used to treat a bone infection that is causing pain, weakening the bone, or has not resolved with other treatment. The specific area treated is within the bones that make up the elbow joint.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Infected Bone Near The Elbow cost?

$6,665

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,665 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $776 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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$776$676 to $891
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$1,175 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $794 to $21,878Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,202
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,888professional $776

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 16.9 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeSouth Carolina $6,665 · 13th of 50
IN $23,095MD $1,370

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.