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Growth Plate Surgery Near The Ankle, Outer Bone

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 27732

This service is performed in a growing child or teenager to intentionally stop further growth at a growth plate near the ankle, on the outer of the two lower-leg bones. It is often done to help correct a leg-length difference or an alignment problem, sometimes alongside a similar procedure on the neighboring shin bone. Stopping growth at this location helps the leg develop more evenly as the child continues to grow.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Growth Plate Surgery Near The Ankle, Outer Bone cost?

$550

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $490 to $3,548.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $490 to $7,762Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $457 to $759
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $490

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
$489.78
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$549.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,288.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 38th of 51

$550

CA $3,981DE $457

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.