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North Carolina rates for MS-DRG 496

Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur with CC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does MS-DRG 496 cost?

$26,303

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26,303 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19,498 to $35,481.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26,303 · 10th to 90th $15,488 to $38,905
$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $26,303

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
$15,135.61
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$35,481.34
Ambetter
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37,153.52
Median
$37,153.52
Typical High
$37,153.52
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13,182.57
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$35,481.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$37,153.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13,182.57
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$21,877.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19,054.61
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$41,686.94

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 177.8 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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.

North Carolina· 30th of 51

$26,303

AK $48,978HI $275

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.