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Surgery for a Broken Ankle Joint Surface

Texas 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 July 2026.

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

$3,890

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,905 to $12,023.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $22,387
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,890

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$34,673.69
Baylor Scott & White
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,413.10
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45,708.82
Median
$45,708.82
Typical High
$50,118.72
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,398.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$16,595.87

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in Indiana 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.

Texas· 32nd of 50

$3,890

IN $20,417HI $1,778

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.