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Open Repair Of A Broken Tailbone

Pennsylvania 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 9 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$550$513 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$2,188 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $955 to $8,318Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,000
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,890professional $550

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
$954.99
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$831.76
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,380.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,023.29
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,412.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,570.40
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,122.02
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,090.30
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $661 · 43rd 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.