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Growth Plate Arrest, Greater Trochanter Of The Femur

Florida 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 October 2026.

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

$603

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $603 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$550$398 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,698 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $14,454Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $87 to $891
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,692professional $550

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,182.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$794.33
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,071.52
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$758.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,174.90
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$691.83
7 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$537.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Florida· 48th of 51

$603

AK $2,951TX $389

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.