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Pin Fixation Of A Dislocated Foot Joint

Georgia 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?

$575

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $1,585 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$550$417 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,585$891 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $603 to $5,754Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $331 to $977
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,585professional $550

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
$645.65
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,047.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,047.13
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
$194.98
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$309.03

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 23rd of 51

$575

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.