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Bone Grafting Procedure On The Thighbone

Delaware rates for HCPCS 27170

This procedure adds bone graft material to a weakened or slow-healing area of the thighbone (femur) to support healing and help the bone regain strength. It is used when the femur needs additional bone material, such as after a fracture, surgery, or other bone defect.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bone Grafting Procedure On The Thighbone cost?

$4,589

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,589 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,122 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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$1,122$1,047 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$1,995 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,660
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $1,122

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
$1,174.90
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,584.89
7 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
$562.34
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$851.14
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$10,232.93

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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

Delaware· 41st of 51

$4,589

$1,122 physician + $3,467 facility

AK $14,559TX $2,668

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.