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Growth Plate Arrest, Greater Trochanter Of The Femur

Michigan 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?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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$871$708 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$2,692 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $5,754Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,122
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $871

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
$933.25
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,202.26
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,754.40
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$954.99
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$933.25
13 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
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,691.53
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 30th of 51

$871

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.