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Pin Fixation Of A Dislocated Foot Joint

Massachusetts 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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$661$501 to $1,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$589 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $468 to $5,129Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $389 to $3,802
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $661

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
$1,778.28
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,000.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,168.69
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,071.52
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,754.40
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,288.25
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,168.69
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,737.80
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,398.83
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$354.81
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
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$691.83

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 13th of 51

$692

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.