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Removal Of Infected Bone In The Elbow Area

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 24145

This surgery removes infected or dead bone tissue from a bone in the elbow area, cutting or scraping away the affected tissue. It is used to treat a bone infection that has not resolved with other treatment or that has weakened the bone. The area may be left open to drain or otherwise managed to support healing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Infected Bone In The Elbow Area cost?

$8,810

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,810 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,762 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,047$617 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,762$1,318 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $912 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,738
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,762professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,466.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,288.25
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,621.81
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 18.9 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.

Physician feeFacility feeSouth Dakota $8,810 · 9th of 50
IN $23,004WV $1,220

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.