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Pin Fixation Of A Dislocated Foot Joint

Alabama rates for HCPCS 28576

This procedure stabilizes a dislocated joint in the foot, involving bones near the ankle and heel, by placing pins or wires through the skin, guided by X-ray, without making a full open incision. It is used when a dislocation needs more support than simple repositioning alone but does not require a fully open surgical approach.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pin Fixation Of A Dislocated Foot Joint cost?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $7,762 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$468$380 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,762$2,089 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $871 to $7,762Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $324 to $631
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,762professional $468

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$616.60
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$11,748.98

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Alabama· 17th of 51

$631

AK $1,622TX $224

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.