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Growth Plate Surgery At The Ankle, Shin And Fibula

Virginia 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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 8 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$794$676 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$832 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $692 to $8,913Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,778
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $794

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
$912.01
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,659.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,445.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$7,943.28
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 31st of 51

$891

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.