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Growth Plate Surgery At The Ankle, Shin And Fibula

West 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $646 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 4 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$646 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$646 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,622Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $589 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$741.31
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$851.14
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 48th 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.