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Pin Fixation Of A Dislocated Foot Joint

Delaware 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$355$339 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$1,000 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $708 to $6,026Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $309 to $603
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $355

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$630.96
6 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
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$275.42

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 44th of 51

$389

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.