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Open Repair of a Broken Ankle

Nebraska 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?

$7,573

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,573 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,950 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,950$1,549 to $2,138
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$2,818 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $6,457
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $1,950

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
$1,737.80
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,089.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$22,387.21
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,456.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,570.40
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,290.87
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
$398.11
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$954.99

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 13th of 51

$7,573

$1,950 physician + $5,623 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.