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Tibia and Fibula Length-Correction Surgery

Iowa rates for HCPCS 27715

This surgery cuts the tibia and fibula, the two bones of the lower leg, to intentionally shorten or lengthen the leg and correct a difference in limb length or alignment. The surgeon repositions the bone segments to the desired length and stabilizes them so they heal in the new position. It addresses leg-length or alignment problems rather than a fracture that failed to heal.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Tibia and Fibula Length-Correction Surgery cost?

$7,185

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,185 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,399 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,399$1,698 to $2,818
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$2,399 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $18,621Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $3,311
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $2,399

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
$1,698.24
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$19,952.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,951.21
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,120.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$19,952.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$33,884.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,951.21
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
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
$489.78
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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· 19th of 51

$7,185

$2,399 physician + $4,786 facility

AK $15,585KY $2,601

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.