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Open Repair Of A Broken Tailbone

Michigan 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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$708$661 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$2,818 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $6,918Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $575 to $813
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $708

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
$676.08
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,230.27
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$812.83
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$812.83
12 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
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 33rd of 51

$724

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.