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Growth Plate Surgery At The Ankle, Shin And Fibula

Kentucky 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$631$562 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,585 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $851 to $5,129Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $631

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
$537.03
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$954.99
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,071.52
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,570.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 47th of 51

$708

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.