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Growth Plate Arrest at the Lower Shin

Virginia rates for HCPCS 27730

Surgery through an incision near the ankle that stops further growth at the growth plate at the lower end of the shin bone in a child or teenager. Halting growth on that side lets the other leg catch up in length, or corrects an angle that is developing. Timing is worked out from x-rays estimating how much growing is left.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Growth Plate Arrest at the Lower Shin cost?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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 8 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$724$617 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$776 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $617 to $8,913Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,585
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,820professional $724

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
$812.83
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,479.11
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,318.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$7,943.28
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Virginia $813 · 30th of 51
CA $3,890DE $589

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.