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Wide Removal Of Tumor From Hip And Pelvis Bone

Colorado rates for HCPCS 27078

Removal of a bone tumor involving the sitting bone of the pelvis and the bony bump at the top of the thigh bone, taking a wide margin of healthy tissue around it. Taking a generous margin lowers the chance that the tumor returns in the same place. It is major surgery followed by a long rehabilitation to regain hip strength and walking.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Wide Removal Of Tumor From Hip And Pelvis Bone cost?

$9,579

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,579 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,818 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,761 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,818$2,239 to $3,631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,761$4,786 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $13,183Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $4,571
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,761professional $2,818

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
$2,570.40
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,548.13
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,168.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,715.35
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,165.95
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,168.69
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
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Colorado· 7th of 51

$9,579

$2,818 physician + $6,761 facility

AK $18,090KY $3,723

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.