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Open Repair Of A Broken Tailbone

Idaho 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?

$1,023

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$955$832 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$2,042 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $8,511Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,175
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $955

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
$1,621.81
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,709.64
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$831.76
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,202.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$10,715.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$8,511.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,148.15
20 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
$338.84
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$144.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 15th of 51

$1,023

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.