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Repair of the Joint Between the Lower Leg Bones

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 27829

Repairs the connection just above the ankle where strong ligaments normally bind the shin bone and the smaller fibula tightly together. When those ligaments are torn the two bones spread apart and the ankle becomes unstable, so the surgeon opens the area, restores the correct spacing, and holds it with a screw or a flexible suture device while healing takes place. It is often carried out alongside repair of a broken ankle.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair of the Joint Between the Lower Leg Bones cost?

$3,467

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,585 to $5,370.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $708 to $8,128Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,660
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $813

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
$741.31
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,442.29
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27,542.29
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 17.0 times more in Wisconsin 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.

North Carolina· 21st of 51

$3,467

WI $12,023ND $708

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.