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Wide Removal Of Tumor From Hip And Pelvis Bone

West 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?

$5,278

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,278 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,042 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,042$1,585 to $3,162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$2,630 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $10,000Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $5,888
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,236professional $2,042

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,570.40
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
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where West 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

West Virginia· 44th of 51

$5,278

$2,042 physician + $3,236 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.