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Fusion of the Joint Between the Two Leg Bones

Washington rates for HCPCS 27871

Fuses the joint where the shin bone and the slender outer bone of the lower leg meet — either up near the knee or down at the ankle — so the two grow together and stop moving against each other. It is used when that joint has been disrupted or has become painfully unstable, most often after injury. The surfaces are prepared and held with screws or a plate while they knit.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fusion of the Joint Between the Two Leg Bones cost?

$1,738

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,047 to $15,488.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $832 to $35,481
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $1,738

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
$977.24
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,302.68
Median
$40,738.03
Typical High
$72,443.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$26,915.35
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$22,387.21
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,348.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$6,760.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,915.35
Median
$38,904.51
Typical High
$70,794.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$72,443.60

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 45.7 times more in Delaware 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.

Washington· 41st of 50

$1,738

DE $31,623ND $692

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.