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Growth Plate Surgery At The Ankle, Shin And Fibula

Maryland 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?

$692

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $661 to $813.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $457 to $2,239Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,660
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $646professional $692

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,659.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,380.38
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$692

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.