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Growth Plate Arrest, Greater Trochanter Of The Femur

Louisiana 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $933 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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$933$813 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$2,239 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $12,023Professionalmedian $933 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $933

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
$724.44
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$13,489.63
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,174.90
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,318.26
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
$446.68
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$831.76

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 19th of 51

$1,072

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.