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Open Repair Of A Broken Tailbone

Nebraska 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?

$1,230

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,230 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 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$1,202$955 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$2,399 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $10,965Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $646 to $2,570
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,715professional $1,202

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$22,387.21
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$6,309.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,265.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,445.44
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
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 51

$1,230

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.