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Wide Removal Of Tumor From Hip And Pelvis Bone

Virginia 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?

$8,127

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,127 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,239 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,239$1,950 to $2,512
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$2,951 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $15,488Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $3,090
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $2,239

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
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,754.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,162.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,238.72
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$10,715.19
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,715.35
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
$1,047.13
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 15th of 51

$8,127

$2,239 physician + $5,888 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.