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Bone Grafting Procedure On The Thighbone

Indiana 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?

$8,460

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,460 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,380 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,079 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,380$1,148 to $1,549
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,079$3,020 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $15,136Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $977 to $2,089
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,079professional $1,380

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,230.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$7,413.10
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$11,481.54
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,089.30
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
$501.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$851.14

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 8th of 51

$8,460

$1,380 physician + $7,079 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.