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Growth Plate Surgery At The Ankle, Shin And Fibula

Delaware 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 4 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$661$631 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,188 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $708 to $7,244Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,230
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,074professional $661

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
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 51st of 51

$661

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.