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Removal Of The Tailbone

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 27080

Removes the coccyx, the small triangle of bone at the very bottom of the spine, through an incision over it. It is done for persistent tailbone pain that has not settled with cushions, medication, injections and time. The muscles and ligaments attached there are released and then repaired around the space left behind.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of The Tailbone cost?

$2,995

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,995 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,000 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,000$871 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$501 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $501 to $3,236Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $1,000

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Oklahoma than in Montana. 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

North Dakota· 25th of 51

$2,995

$1,000 physician + $1,995 facility

OK $6,926MT $1,684

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.