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Growth Plate Surgery At The Ankle, Shin And Fibula

Indiana 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?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $10,000 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 5 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$617 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,000$5,129 to $15,136

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,000 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $17,783Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,000professional $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
$933.25
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 28th of 51

$955

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.