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Removal of Diseased Bone From the Fibula

Iowa rates for HCPCS 27641

Cuts away a diseased or infected section of the fibula, the slender outer bone of the lower leg, by shaving it down, hollowing it out, or removing a length of it. It is most often done for a bone infection that antibiotics alone have not cleared, because dead bone keeps the infection going. Taking the bad bone out gives the healthy tissue around it a chance to heal.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of Diseased Bone From the Fibula cost?

$4,465

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,465 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,445$1,047 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,660 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,905
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $1,445

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
$1,047.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,888.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,235.94
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,511.89
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,513.56
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
$302.00
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Wisconsin than in Hawaii. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Iowa· 12th of 51

$4,465

$1,445 physician + $3,020 facility

WI $7,283HI $2,091

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.