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Growth Plate Arrest, Greater Trochanter Of The Femur

Alabama 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?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 4 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$741$603 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$1,660 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $7,413Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,380
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,677professional $741

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
$954.99
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$7,585.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Alabama sits

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.

Alabama $1,175 · 12th of 51
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.