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Growth Plate Arrest, Greater Trochanter Of The Femur

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

How much does Growth Plate Arrest, Greater Trochanter Of The Femur cost?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$891$708 to $1,318
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$871 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $708 to $11,749Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,905
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,514professional $891

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,442.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$11,748.98
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $912 · 32nd of 51
CA $6,310KY $708

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.