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Wide Removal Of Tumor From Hip And Pelvis Bone

South 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 October 2026.

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

$8,397

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,397 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,479 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,918 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$1,479$813 to $2,089
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,918$3,715 to $17,378

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $22,909Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $295 to $2,512
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,918professional $1,479

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
$2,344.23
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$27,542.29
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,754.23
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,311.31
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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$512.86

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 12th of 51

$8,397

$1,479 physician + $6,918 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.