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Complicated Posterior Nosebleed Control In Hospital

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 42971

Heavy bleeding from deep at the back of the nose is brought under control with packing placed behind the nasal cavity and sealing of the bleeding vessel. This covers the more involved situation in which the bleeding cannot be handled as an outpatient and the person is admitted to hospital for the treatment and for monitoring afterwards. Bleeding from this part of the nose is harder to reach and more dangerous than a common nosebleed from the front.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Complicated Posterior Nosebleed Control In Hospital cost?

$513

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $457 to $537.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $537 to $7,762Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $398 to $676
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $513

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
$537.03
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$537.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,258.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in California 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.

Washington, DC· 37th of 51

$513

CA $1,148WV $447

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.