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Open Repair Of A Broken Tailbone

Missouri 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?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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$562 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,318 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $617 to $8,913Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,514
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $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
$1,548.82
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$16,218.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
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
$269.15
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$416.87

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 30th of 51

$741

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.