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Growth Plate Surgery At The Ankle, Shin And Fibula

Washington, DC 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?

$891

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $692 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 $692 to $7,762Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $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
$691.83
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
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
$524.81
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 30th of 51

$891

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.