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Pin Fixation Of A Dislocated Foot Joint

Virginia 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?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $437 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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$437$398 to $490
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,259 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $468 to $10,000Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $347 to $617
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $437

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
$436.52
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$812.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$446.68
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$8,709.64
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$691.83
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
$204.17
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 35th of 51

$447

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.