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Growth Plate Surgery At The Ankle, Shin And Fibula

Arizona 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?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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 5 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$692$603 to $1,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$2,042 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $6,761Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $550 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $692

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
$1,905.46
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 26th of 51

$977

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.