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Growth Plate Arrest, Greater Trochanter Of The Femur

Kansas 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 Kansas, 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 $2,818 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$851 to $1,122
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,514 to $6,026

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $813 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $724 to $5,370
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $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
$2,041.74
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,174.90
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
$457.09
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 23rd 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.