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Pin Fixation Of A Dislocated Foot Joint

Iowa 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$813$631 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$1,096 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $776 to $14,791Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,096
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $813

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
$630.96
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,071.52
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$17,378.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,244.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$954.99
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
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 5th of 51

$891

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.