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Growth Plate Arrest, Greater Trochanter Of The Femur

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 27185

Surgery that stops bone growth at the greater trochanter, a bony bump at the top of the thigh bone. This is done at the growth plate, either by fusing it or by stapling it; both techniques are the same service.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Growth Plate Arrest, Greater Trochanter Of The Femur cost?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 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 67 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$851$692 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$2,344 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $933 to $14,454Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $603 to $2,138
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $5,888professional $851

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
$1,000.00
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$16,982.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,698.24

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 8.9 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

CA $6,310KY $708

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.