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Open Repair Of A Broken Tailbone

South 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?

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $603 from a physician practice, and about $7,244 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$603$513 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,244$1,175 to $15,136

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $603 to $21,878Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,288
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $7,244professional $603

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
$602.56
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$19,952.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$26,915.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where South 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.

South Carolina $603 · 47th 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.