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Pin Fixation Of A Dislocated Foot Joint

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

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

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $933 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$479$398 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$490 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $380 to $8,710Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,072
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $933professional $479

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$812.83
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$45,708.82
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

North Carolina· 35th of 51

$501

CA $3,981DE $389

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.