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Open Repair of a Broken Ankle

Virginia 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?

$6,203

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,203 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $955 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$955$871 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$1,585 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $933 to $15,488Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,445
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,248professional $955

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
$954.99
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,778.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$190.55
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,148.15
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$11,481.54
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,584.89
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
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 24th of 51

$6,203

$955 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.