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Growth Plate Arrest, Greater Trochanter Of The Femur

Kentucky 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$676$617 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$794 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $617 to $8,913Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,096
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $676

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
$616.60
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$4,677.35
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
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
$309.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$616.60

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 46th of 51

$692

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.