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Bone Grafting Procedure On The Thighbone

Ohio 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?

$4,735

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,735 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $933 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,802 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$933$372 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,802$1,259 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $708 to $10,715Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,549
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $933

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
$2,754.23
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,819.70
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,137.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,288.25
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,951.21
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,137.96
10 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
$562.34
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$3,548.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,691.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 38th of 51

$4,735

$933 physician + $3,802 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.