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Open Repair of Shattered Lower Shin and Ankle Joint

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 27828

Repairs a break through the weight-bearing surface at the bottom of the shin bone where it forms the ankle joint, and also fixes the broken calf bone alongside it. The surgeon opens the area, rebuilds the joint surface as accurately as possible and holds both bones with plates and screws. Restoring the joint surface matters because irregularities lead to arthritis later.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Repair of Shattered Lower Shin and Ankle Joint cost?

$8,318

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,457 to $13,183.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $16,982Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $4,169
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $2,951

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$20,892.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$19,054.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$4,786.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,168.69
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$19,498.45

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 38.0 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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.

Nebraska· 14th of 50

$8,318

ME $50,119ND $1,318

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.