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Open Repair Of A Broken Tailbone

New York 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?

$525

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $525 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$513$447 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$2,138 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $10,471Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $398 to $891
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $513

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
$1,819.70
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$100.00
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,258.93
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$977.24
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$691.83
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,288.25
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,818.38
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$691.83
15 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
$269.15
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$436.52
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$588.84
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$158.49
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$512.86
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$416.87
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$281.84
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$134.90
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63

Where New York 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 York· 46th of 51

$525

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.