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Removing Diseased Bone From the Tip of the Elbow

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 24147

Removes a diseased portion of the bony point of the elbow, shaving or scooping out the affected bone while leaving the rest of it in place. It is most often done to clear a bone infection, taking away dead and infected bone so antibiotics and healing can work. The wound may be left open or drained.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removing Diseased Bone From the Tip of the Elbow cost?

$4,946

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,946 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,479 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,479$1,230 to $1,862
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$3,467 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $4,266Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $851 to $2,239
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $1,479

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
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Wisconsin 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

Wyoming· 6th of 51

$4,946

$1,479 physician + $3,467 facility

WI $7,172MT $2,023

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.