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Open Repair Of A Broken Tailbone

North Carolina 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?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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 6 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$724$550 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$724 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $513 to $9,120Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,549
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,288professional $724

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
$512.86
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,442.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,174.90
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $813 · 31st 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.