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Wide Removal Of Tumor From Hip And Pelvis Bone

Maine 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?

$5,262

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,262 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,570 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,570$2,344 to $3,020
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$2,570 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $708 to $7,079Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $3,890
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $2,570

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,073.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,548.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,467.37
12 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
$1,071.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Maine 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

Maine· 45th of 51

$5,262

$2,570 physician + $2,692 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.