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Growth Plate Surgery At The Ankle, Shin And Fibula

Florida 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?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 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 7 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$676$589 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$2,239 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $871 to $14,125Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,096
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $676

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
$741.31
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,096.48
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$23,442.29
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,348.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$691.83

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 45th of 51

$741

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.