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Open Repair of a Broken Ankle

Iowa rates for HCPCS 27822

Repairs an ankle break that involves more than one part of the joint — the bony bump on the inner side, the outer bump at the end of the fibula, and the back edge of the shin bone — through incisions that let the surgeon line the fragments up directly. Plates, screws or wires hold the pieces while the bone knits, restoring the shape of the joint surface. A cast or boot and a staged return to weight-bearing follow.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Repair of a Broken Ankle cost?

$6,986

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,986 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,738 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,738$1,380 to $2,042
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$2,344 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $15,136Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,399
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,248professional $1,738

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$17,378.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,456.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,344.23
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$9,332.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,090.30
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Colorado than in Hawaii. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Iowa· 17th of 51

$6,986

$1,738 physician + $5,248 facility

CO $14,085HI $2,567

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.