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Growth Plate Surgery At The Ankle, Shin And Fibula

New Mexico 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 negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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$676$589 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$977 to $11,482

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $759 to $15,849Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $550 to $2,089
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $5,012professional $676

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
$977.24
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$18,197.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,238.72
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$954.99
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,348.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 50th 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.