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Growth Plate Arrest, Greater Trochanter Of The Femur

Georgia 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?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,023 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,023$832 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,023 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $631 to $7,079Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,738
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,512professional $1,023

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
$741.31
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$912.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,905.46
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,819.70
6 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
$363.08
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$575.44

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 22nd of 51

$1,047

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.