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Wide Removal Of Tumor From Hip And Pelvis Bone

Minnesota 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?

$8,636

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,636 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,169 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,467 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$4,169$3,090 to $5,754
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,467$3,236 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $11,220Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $7,762
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $4,169

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
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$17,782.79
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,495.41
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,772.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,317.64
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,128.31
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,964.78
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,471.29
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 9th of 51

$8,636

$4,169 physician + $4,467 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.