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Open Repair Of A Broken Tailbone

Alabama rates for HCPCS 27202

An incision is made over the tailbone so the broken pieces can be handled directly and held in position, or a loose fragment removed. It is reserved for breaks that will not settle with rest and time alone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Repair Of A Broken Tailbone cost?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $575 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$575$490 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$1,413 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $933 to $10,233Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,148
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,248professional $575

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
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$11,748.98
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $851 · 25th of 51
CA $3,981DE $550

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.