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Open Repair Of A Broken Tailbone

Arizona 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 October 2026.

How much does Open Repair Of A Broken Tailbone cost?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$603$501 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,230 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $676 to $8,913Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $490 to $6,310
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $603

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
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Arizona· 37th of 51

$661

AK $2,188UT $331

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.