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Growth Plate Arrest, Greater Trochanter Of The Femur

Missouri 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?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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$794$708 to $1,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,042 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $955 to $7,943Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $631 to $2,089
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $794

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
$2,089.30
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,585.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44
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
$302.00
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$562.34

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 34th of 51

$832

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.