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Growth Plate Surgery At The Ankle, Shin And Fibula

Iowa 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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$1,047$676 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$2,818 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $8,128Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $603 to $3,388
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $1,047

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
$1,047.13
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,905.46
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,370.32
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,137.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 17th of 51

$1,072

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.