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Growth Plate Arrest at the Lower Shin

Vermont 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?

$708

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $692 to $741.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,000
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kprofessional $708

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,174.90
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $708 · 43rd 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.