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Bone Grafting Procedure On The Thighbone

Iowa 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 July 2026.

How much does Bone Grafting Procedure On The Thighbone cost?

$6,833

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,833 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,585 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,585$1,202 to $2,344
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$4,169 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $3,311
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,248professional $1,585

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
$1,819.70
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,311.31
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$8,511.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,981.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,311.31
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 7.3 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeIowa $6,833 · 17th of 50
ME $16,171MD $2,202

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.