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Growth Plate Surgery At The Ankle, Shin And Fibula

Minnesota 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?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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$1,585$1,175 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$1,862 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $10,000Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,455
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,715professional $1,585

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
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$14,791.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,884.03
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,128.61
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$1,622

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.