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Wide Removal Of Tumor From Hip And Pelvis Bone

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

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

$5,325

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,325 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,089 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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$2,089$1,820 to $3,631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,995 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $12,589Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $5,248
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,236professional $2,089

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,677.35
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,442.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,265.80
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$20,892.96
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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

North Carolina· 44th of 50

$5,325

$2,089 physician + $3,236 facility

ME $17,135MD $3,138

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.