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Pin Stabilization Of An Ankle Bone Fracture

Maryland 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?

$513

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $468 to $537.

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 $525 · 10th to 90th $447 to $5,754Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $427 to $794
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $525professional $513

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$537.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,000.00
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$812.83

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$513

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.