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Revision of Hip Replacement, Thigh Bone Part

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 27138

Redoes an existing hip replacement by taking out the stem that sits inside the thigh bone and putting a new one in, leaving the socket side of the joint alone. Donated bone may be packed around the new stem where the thigh bone has thinned or lost substance. It is done when that part has loosened, worn, sunk, or become infected.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Revision of Hip Replacement, Thigh Bone Part cost?

$9,877

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,877 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,291 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,586 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 55 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,291$1,660 to $3,311
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,586$3,311 to $14,125

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $23,442Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $6,457
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $7,586professional $2,291

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
$1,513.56
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$28,183.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$30,902.95

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Wisconsin 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

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WI $18,603MD $3,135

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.