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Surgery for Slipped Hip Growth Plate

Missouri 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?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,318$1,122 to $1,778
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$2,692 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $4,169
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $4,266professional $1,318

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
$1,698.24
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$6,025.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 6.5 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Missouri $1,905 · 13th of 51
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.