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Removal of Diseased Bone From the Fibula

North Carolina 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?

$3,115

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,115 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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$977$871 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,230 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $646 to $6,918Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,905
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $977

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
$645.65
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,148.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
10 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
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$524.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$776.25

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 28th of 51

$3,115

$977 physician + $2,138 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.