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North Carolina rates for MS-DRG 498

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does MS-DRG 498 cost?

$43,652

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43,652 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $31,623 to $58,884.

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 $43,652 · 10th to 90th $22,909 to $67,608
$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $43,652

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
$9,772.37
Median
$32,359.37
Typical High
$58,884.37
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$34,673.69
Typical High
$60,255.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29,512.09
Median
$43,651.58
Typical High
$61,659.50
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$22,908.68
Typical High
$38,904.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33,113.11
Median
$58,884.37
Typical High
$75,857.76

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 281.8 times more in New York 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

$43,652

NY $77,625HI $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.