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Removal Of An Embedded Object Deep In The Pelvis Or Hip

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 27087

This procedure removes a foreign object that has become lodged deep within the muscle tissue of the pelvis or hip area, requiring the surgeon to work through the muscle layer to reach and remove it. It is used when an object, such as a piece of shrapnel, glass, or other material from an injury, cannot be reached with a shallow procedure. The incision and approach depend on where within the deep tissue the object is located.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of An Embedded Object Deep In The Pelvis Or Hip cost?

$7,469

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,469 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,761 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$708$603 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,761$1,148 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $708 to $20,417Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,096
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,761professional $708

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
$707.95
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,348.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 8.8 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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

South Carolina· 8th of 50

$7,469

$708 physician + $6,761 facility

IN $10,879MD $1,234

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.