Fee Schedule for South Central Texas Bone and Joint Center, PA

These are cash only fees with payment upfront and are a deep discount from our usual and customary fees, and do not apply to cases in litigation:

Initial Visit/New Patient Visit or Consultations

$300 for simple visit up to 15 minutes  (codes 99242 or 99202) – single problem

$500 for medium-complexity visit up to 30 minutes (codes 99243 or 99203) – 2 problems

Additional 15 minutes charged at $250 per 15 minute interval.

Follow-up or Established patient visits

$200 for 10 minute visit (code 99213), $100 for additional 10 minute increments

Injections/Joint Aspiration:

$500 Major joint injection (Knee, hip or shoulder) (code 20610)

$300 Intermediate joint injection (Elbow, ankle/foot, wrist, acromioclavicular) (code 20605) (Plantar Fascia 20550)

$200 Small joint injection (Finger joints, toes) (code 20600) or trigger point injection (code 20552)

$300 Carpal tunnel injection

After the first injection, additional injections are discounted 50% (half price) for each additional injection.

X-ray reading fee

X-rays without reports from radiologist or x-rays obtained at the time of visit and read by Dr. Santos will incur a $100 fee.

Postoperative and fracture follow up visits are included in the fee charged for surgery or fracture care up to 90 days from the day of the procedure or initial visit for the fracture. These visits are free of charge for up to 90 days.

Paperwork fee for insurance forms, handicap forms, worker’s comp forms and other forms more than 1 page: $25 per page.

Outpatient and Inpatient Surgeries are by arrangement with Surgeon Fees available by request. We are arranging for bundled fees which would include surgeon, anesthesia and facility fees, but these are under negotiation. If surgery is needed we will assist the patient in negotiating fees with the hospital or surgical center.



Fracture Care (includes follow up visits up to 90 days, and first cast or splint placed), this list is for closed fracture care handled in the office.

Shoulder Area

$635 Clavicle/Collarbone Fracture  (CPT 23500, ICD9 810.00)

$650 Shoulder separation/Acromioclavicular dislocation (CPT 23540, ICD9 831.04)

$675 Scapula/Shoulder Blade Fracture (CPT 23570, ICD9 811.00)

$950 Proximal Humerus Fracture (CPT 23600, ICD9 812.00)

Arm/Elbow Area

$1050 Humerus midshaft fracture (CPT 24500, ICD9 812.20)

$950 Humerus epicondyle or condyle fracture by elbow (CPT 24560 or 24576, ICD9 812.40)

$1060 Elbow dislocation treatment (CPT 24600, ICD9 832.00)

$760 Radial head or neck fracture (CPT 24650, ICD9 813.05 or 815.06)

$850 Olecranon fracture (CPT 24670, ICD9 813.01)

Forearm/Wrist/Hand Area

$785 Radius Shaft Fracture (CPT 25500, ICD9 813.20)

$760 Ulnar Shaft Fracture (CPT 25530, ICD9 813.20)

$800 Radius and Ulna Shaft Fractures in same forearm (CPT 25560, ICD9 813.20)

$930 Distal Radius Fracture (CPT 25600, ICD9 813.40)

$900 Scaphoid Fracture (CPT 25622, ICD9 814.00)

$850 Metacarpal Fracture (each fracture) (CPT 26600, ICD9 815.00)

Leg/Ankle Area

$1010 Tibia Shaft Fracture (CPT 27750, ICD9 823.20)

$890 Fibula Shaft Fracture without Tibia Fracture (CPT 27780, ICD9 823.22)

$930 Distal Fibula Ankle Fracture (CPT 27786, ICD9 824.20)

Foot Area

$730 Calcaneus/Heel Fracture (CPT 28400, ICD9 825.00)

$625 Metatarsal Fractures (each) (CPT 28470, ICD9 825.25)

Other fracture or procedure prices available upon request.

The list here is not a comprehensive list. Please contact us via e-mail at santos@sctbjc.com for specific pricing for outpatient or inpatient surgical procedures.

Disclaimers:

These prices are for cash-paying patients when full fees are paid upfront and represent a steep discount from our usual and customary fees. Patients wishing to engage us in payment plans will be subject to the full fee.