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Growth Plate Surgery At The Ankle, Shin And Fibula

New Jersey 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?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $6,457 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$692$617 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,457$4,786 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $10,965Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $575 to $3,715
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,457professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$15,135.61
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 32nd of 51

$871

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.