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Growth Plate Arrest, Greater Trochanter Of The Femur

Massachusetts 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?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,148 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,148$871 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$933 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $741 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $708 to $5,012
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,042professional $1,148

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
$1,949.84
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,949.84
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$14,454.40
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,905.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,137.96
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$14,454.40
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,162.28
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$602.56
7 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
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 14th of 51

$1,175

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.