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Pin or Screw Fixation of a Broken Shinbone

Vermont 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 October 2026.

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

$891

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $724 to $1,072.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $468 to $12,303Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,202
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $871

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 7.1 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Vermont· 21st of 51

$891

AK $2,399TX $339

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.