How much does ankle fracture (lateral malleolus), open reduction & fixation cost in Virginia?
CPT 27792 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Virginia.
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27792 Ankle fracture (lateral malleolus), open reduction & fixation
Market typical price
$8,592
57 facilities · typical range $7,208 – $17,206 · 1.2× Medicare OPPS
Typical
$8,592
Medicare $7,144
$188 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $47,858
What Medicare pays
$7,144
Market typical
$8,592
Cash / self-pay price
$18,854
Prices near you — 57 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (Chesapeake) lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $188cash | 0.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Centra Lynchburg General Hospital (Lynchburg) | Hospital | $4,359cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital (Lynchburg) | Hospital | $4,359cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Fauquier Hospital (Warrenton) | Hospital | $6,705cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Clinch Valley Medical Center (Richlands) | Hospital | $6,746cash | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| VCU Medical Center (Richmond) | Hospital | $7,094negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.8% |
| Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg (Williamsburg) | Hospital | $7,162negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.5% |
| Riverside Regional Medical Center (Newport News) | Hospital | $7,162negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Riverside Walter Reed Hospital (Gloucester) | Hospital | $7,162negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.9% |
| VHC Health, Virginia Hospital Center (Arlington) | Hospital | $7,193negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Chippenham Hospital, CJW Medical Center (Richmond) | Hospital | $7,208negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Forest campus (Richmond) | Hospital | $7,208negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital, CJW Medical Center (Richmond) | Hospital | $7,208negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Parham Doctors' Hospital — ortho/spine-focused campus (Richmond) | Hospital | $7,208negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Retreat Doctors' Hospital (Richmond) | Hospital | $7,208negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center (Fredericksburg) | Hospital | $7,208negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| TriCities Hospital, formerly John Randolph Medical Center (Hopewell) | Hospital | $7,208negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Augusta Health (Fishersville) | Hospital | $7,324negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital (Charlottesville) | Hospital | $7,425negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center (Harrisonburg) | Hospital | $7,434negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital (South Boston) | Hospital | $7,493negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Mary Washington Hospital (Fredericksburg) | Hospital | $7,513negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Stafford Hospital (Stafford) | Hospital | $7,513negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center (Woodbridge) | Hospital | $7,661negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Reston Hospital Center (Reston) | Hospital | $7,947negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| StoneSprings Hospital Center (Dulles) | Hospital | $7,947negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.1% |
| Wythe County Community Hospital (Wytheville) | Hospital | $9,236cash | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| LewisGale Hospital Montgomery (Blacksburg) | Hospital | $9,802negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| LewisGale Medical Center (Salem) | Hospital | $9,870negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital (Alexandria) | Hospital | $10,370negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.0% |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (Fairfax) | Hospital | $10,370negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital (Falls Church) | Hospital | $10,370negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital (Leesburg) | Hospital | $10,370negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital (Alexandria) | Hospital | $10,370negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| LewisGale Hospital Pulaski (Pulaski) | Hospital | $10,658negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ |
| LewisGale Hospital Alleghany (Low Moor) | Hospital | $11,458negotiated | 1.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital — orthopedic-focused (Norfolk) | Hospital | $13,364negotiated | 1.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 6.2% |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital (Virginia Beach) | Hospital | $14,126negotiated | 2.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital (Virginia Beach) | Hospital | $14,748negotiated | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Sovah Health Danville (Danville) | Hospital | $14,883cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (Norfolk) | Hospital | $14,961negotiated | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center (Haymarket) | Hospital | $15,062cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Obici Hospital (Suffolk) | Hospital | $16,586negotiated | 2.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Sovah Health Martinsville (Martinsville) | Hospital | $17,827cash | 2.5× | — |
| UVA Health University Medical Center (Charlottesville) | Hospital | $18,665cash | 2.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| UVA Health Prince William Medical Center (Manassas) | Hospital | $19,042cash | 2.7× | ★★★★★ |
| UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center (Culpeper) | Hospital | $21,105cash | 3.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara CarePlex Hospital (Hampton) | Hospital | $22,221negotiated | 3.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Twin County Regional Hospital (Galax) | Hospital | $22,433cash | 3.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center (Williamsburg) | Hospital | $23,909negotiated | 3.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center (Petersburg) | Hospital | $28,284cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center (Portsmouth) gross charge | Hospital | $33,940cash | 4.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center (Midlothian) gross charge | Hospital | $35,391cash | 5.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.0% |
| Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital (Richmond) gross charge | Hospital | $35,695cash | 5.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.8% |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center (Mechanicsville) gross charge | Hospital | $38,984cash | 5.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center (Suffolk) gross charge | Hospital | $39,125cash | 5.5× | — |
| Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital (Newport News) gross charge | Hospital | $47,858cash | 6.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 7 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
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What should 27792 cost in Virginia?
For ankle fracture (lateral malleolus), open reduction & fixation (CPT 27792) in Virginia, a fair self-pay price is around $8,592, with hospitals ranging from $7,208 to $17,206 across 57 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $7,144, the benchmark every published rate is measured against. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does ankle fracture (lateral malleolus), open reduction & fixation cost in Virginia?
A fair self-pay price for ankle fracture (lateral malleolus), open reduction & fixation (CPT 27792) in Virginia is around $8,592, with hospital prices ranging from $7,208 to $17,206 across 57 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 27792?
Medicare pays about $7,144 for ankle fracture (lateral malleolus), open reduction & fixation (CPT 27792). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of ankle fracture (lateral malleolus), open reduction & fixation?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.