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Growth Plate Surgery At The Ankle, Shin And Fibula

Alaska rates for HCPCS 27734

A procedure performed on a child's leg to intentionally stop growth at the growth plates of both the shin bone and the smaller bone beside it near the ankle. It is used to correct a difference in leg length or a bone alignment problem before the child finishes growing.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Growth Plate Surgery At The Ankle, Shin And Fibula cost?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $1,349 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 6 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$1,778$617 to $2,818
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,349$832 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $676 to $6,761Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $550 to $3,631
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $1,778

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,548.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,630.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,801.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,548.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.0 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.

Alaska· 4th of 51

$1,698

CA $3,981DE $661

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.