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Bone Grafting Procedure On The Thighbone

Maine 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?

$4,171

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,171 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,479 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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$1,479$1,349 to $1,738
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$2,570 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $708 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,239
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $1,479

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,041.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,995.26
12 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
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Maine 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

Maine· 46th of 51

$4,171

$1,479 physician + $2,692 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.