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Open Repair of a Break at the Ankle End of the Lower Leg

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 27826

Surgery that opens the lower leg just above the ankle to line up a break that runs into the weight-bearing surface of the joint, holding the pieces with plates and screws. Restoring the joint surface as smoothly as possible is the aim, because leftover steps or gaps lead to early arthritis. Swelling often has to settle before the operation can be done safely.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Repair of a Break at the Ankle End of the Lower Leg cost?

$9,581

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,581 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,586 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,995$1,660 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,586$7,586 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $6,457 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $3,020
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,586professional $1,995

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 5.7 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

Wyoming· 5th of 51

$9,581

$1,995 physician + $7,586 facility

CO $14,385HI $2,542

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.