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Removal of Diseased Bone From the Fibula

Minnesota 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?

$3,344

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,344 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$1,000 to $1,905
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,202 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $661 to $6,918Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $661 to $2,512
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $1,349

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
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,754.23
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,691.53
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,398.83
9 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$21,379.62
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 23rd of 51

$3,344

$1,349 physician + $1,995 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.