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Open Repair Of A Broken Tailbone

New Mexico 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?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$724$646 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,413 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $9,333Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,023
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,291professional $724

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$776.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,071.52
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
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 28th of 51

$776

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.