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Growth Plate Surgery At The Ankle, Shin And Fibula

Massachusetts 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?

$1,023

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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$871$692 to $1,479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,660 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $692 to $6,310Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,862
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $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
$602.56
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,778.28
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$28,840.32
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,096.48
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,862.09
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$28,840.32
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$5,623.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 20th of 51

$1,023

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.