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Growth Plate Surgery At The Ankle, Shin And Fibula

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $1,905 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 6 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$871$676 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,905$1,230 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $724 to $6,761Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,660
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,905professional $871

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
$676.08
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$14,791.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,754.23
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$933.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 16th 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.