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Removing Diseased Bone From The Pelvis Or Hip

California rates for HCPCS 27070

Removes the diseased portion of a bone in the pelvis or upper thigh region, hollowing out the affected area down to healthy, bleeding bone. The rest of the bone is left in place rather than taken out whole. It is most often done for a bone infection or a bone abscess that will not clear with antibiotics alone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removing Diseased Bone From The Pelvis Or Hip cost?

$6,026

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,981 to $8,913.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $14,125Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,950
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,166professional $977

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
$3,981.07
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,489.63
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,691.53
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,995.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$15,135.61
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$28,840.32

Where California sits

The same service costs 13.8 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

California· 15th of 50

$6,026

IN $12,023WV $871

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.