Broken ankle treatment cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 11 hospitals list a cash price for broken ankle (outer ankle bone) treatment without surgery or setting: from $242.00 to $1,288.35, with a median of $622.40. The lowest listed price is at Lower Bucks Hospital — $380.40 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $662.95 at 57 hospitals.
- The median here, $622.40, is 30% above the US median of $477.46.
- That is 2.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($252.01).
- Philadelphia, PA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 5 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 cities for code 27786, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 19, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Clsd Treat Dist Fibula Fx Wo Manip File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $242.00 | $999.15 | $118.50–$999.15 | 76% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Clsd Treat Dist Fibula Fx Wo Manip File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $252.00 | $949.69 | $118.50–$949.69 | 73% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Distal Fibular Fx W/O Manip File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $622.40 | $1,556.00 | — | 60% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Distal Fibular Fx W/O Manip File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $622.40 | $1,556.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Distal Fibular Fx W/O Manip File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $622.40 | $1,556.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Distal Fibular Fx W/O Manip File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $622.40 | $1,556.00 | — | 60% |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 TREATMENT OF ANKLE FRACTURE File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $1,091.46 | $1,091.46 | $118.50–$822.23 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 FX ANKLE (DISTAL FIBULA) CLOSED File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,288.35 | $1,288.35 | $234.45–$4,105.00 | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ FX ANKLE (DISTAL FIBULA) CLOSED File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,288.35 | $1,288.35 | $221.79–$4,105.00 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ FX ANKLE (DISTAL FIBULA) CLOSED File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,288.35 | $1,288.35 | $217.09–$4,105.00 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 FX ANKLE (DISTAL FIBULA) CLOSED File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,288.35 | $1,288.35 | $234.45–$4,105.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $242.00, median $622.40, highest $1,288.35 — a 5.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $955.38. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 broken ankle treatment is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Broken ankle treatment explained.