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Growth Plate Arrest, Greater Trochanter Of The Femur

Iowa 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?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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$1,122$724 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$4,169 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $661 to $2,455
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,370professional $1,122

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
$1,122.02
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,089.30
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,949.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$5,370.32
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,511.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,995.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $1,122 · 22nd 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.