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Surgery for Slipped Hip Growth Plate

Maine rates for HCPCS 27181

Corrects a slipped growth plate at the upper end of the thighbone, where the ball of the hip has shifted off the bone's neck. The surgeon cuts and repositions the bone into proper alignment and holds it there with screws or pins while it heals. It is done in growing children and teenagers.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgery for Slipped Hip Growth Plate cost?

$1,288

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,122 to $1,660.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14,791 · 10th to 90th $14,791 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,138
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $14,791professional $1,288

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,511.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,884.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Maine· 40th of 51

$1,288

CA $7,079KY $1,096

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.