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Pin Stabilization Of An Ankle Bone Fracture

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 28436

This is a procedure to stabilize a fracture of the ankle bone (talus) using pins or wires inserted through the skin after the fracture fragments have been repositioned. It avoids the need for a full open incision to hold the bone in place while it heals.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pin Stabilization Of An Ankle Bone Fracture cost?

$676

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $3,548.

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 $4,074 · 10th to 90th $537 to $7,762Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,000
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $537

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
$537.03
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$676.08
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,412.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$38,018.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in California than in Delaware. 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, DC· 28th of 51

$676

CA $3,981DE $501

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.