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Pin or Screw Fixation of a Broken Shinbone

Alabama rates for HCPCS 27756

A broken shaft of the tibia, the main weight-bearing bone of the lower leg, is realigned and then held with pins or screws passed through small punctures in the skin rather than through a full open incision. The smaller fibula alongside it may be broken as well and is covered by the same treatment. Imaging is used to confirm alignment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pin or Screw Fixation of a Broken Shinbone cost?

$2,630

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $7,943.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $851 to $9,550
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,630

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
$776.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,623.41

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 39.8 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $2,630 · 36th of 50
IN $22,387WV $562

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.