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Cutting and Realigning the Upper Thigh Bone

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 27165

The upper thigh bone is deliberately cut just below the ball of the hip and repositioned into a better alignment, then held with a plate and screws, an external frame, or a cast while it heals. It is done to correct a deformity, to shift how load passes through the hip, or to help a break that has failed to unite. Better alignment can relieve pain and put off the need for a joint replacement.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cutting and Realigning the Upper Thigh Bone cost?

$2,138

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,479 to $9,772.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $18,621Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $3,162
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $2,188

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$18,620.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,442.29
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$26,302.68

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. 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.

North Carolina· 44th of 50

$2,138

ME $14,791WV $1,349

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.