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Opening Infected Bone at the Pelvis or Hip

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 26992

Cuts a window through the hard outer shell of bone in the pelvis or around the hip joint to reach infection or a pocket of pus trapped inside it. The infected material and any dead bone are cleared out and the space is washed through. Infection sitting inside bone is poorly reached by antibiotics and usually has to be opened surgically.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Opening Infected Bone at the Pelvis or Hip cost?

$3,291

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,291 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,000 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,000$933 to $1,148
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,380 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $676 to $6,166Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,291professional $1,000

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$741.31
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,187.76
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,041.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,047.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$741.31
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,905.46
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,630.27
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,621.81
11 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$104.71
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$524.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$208.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$794.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$158.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$104.71

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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

Pennsylvania· 44th of 51

$3,291

$1,000 physician + $2,291 facility

AK $9,923TX $2,157

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.