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Surgery for a Broken Ankle Joint Surface

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 27827

Repairs a break in the lower end of the shin bone where it forms the weight-bearing surface of the ankle joint, through an incision. The collapsed or displaced fragments are lifted back into place under direct view and held with plates, screws, or an external frame. It is used for breaks that will not stay lined up on their own, often after a fall from a height or a high-energy crash.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Surgery for a Broken Ankle Joint Surface cost?

$2,858

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,858 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,413 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,413$195 to $1,413
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$1,259 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $4,467Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $30 to $1,549
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $1,413

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
$1,047.13
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 7.7 times more in Alaska 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

Hawaii· 51st of 51

$2,858

$1,413 physician + $1,445 facility

AK $21,949HI $2,858

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.