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Open Repair Of A Broken Tailbone

Kentucky 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $1,738 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$589$501 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,738$1,072 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $562 to $4,365Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,230
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,738professional $589

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
$446.68
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$173.78
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
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
$223.87
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$467.74

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 39th of 51

$603

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.