Surgery and procedures CPT 27786 Outpatient

Broken ankle treatment cost in El Centro, CA

In El Centro, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for broken ankle (outer ankle bone) treatment without surgery or setting: from $205.50 to $205.50, with a median of $205.50. Across California, the median is $535.60 at 108 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 27786, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$205.50Pioneers Memorial Hospital
Median$205.50half pay less
Highest$205.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley, CA · (760) 351-3333 27786-Distal Fibular w/o Manipulation $205.50 $822.00 $249.47–$411.82 75% —
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Outpatient: lowest $205.50, median $205.50, highest $205.50.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

This code covers treating a fracture of the outer ankle bone (distal fibula) that does not need to be set or operated on, usually with a boot or cast.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the fracture care and routine follow-up. X-rays and casting supplies may be billed separately.