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Growth Plate Arrest, Greater Trochanter Of The Femur

Colorado 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?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $741 from a physician practice, and about $7,413 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 7 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$724 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,413$3,802 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $13,804Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,995
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $7,413professional $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
$2,754.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,290.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,380.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,445.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $1,413 · 5th 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.