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Open Repair Of A Broken Tailbone

Colorado 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?

$1,148

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 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 7 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$603$537 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$3,388 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $912 to $13,804Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,479
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $6,457professional $603

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
$1,584.89
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,230.27
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,288.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $1,148 · 6th 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.