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Growth Plate Arrest, Greater Trochanter Of The Femur

Virginia 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?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 8 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$851$724 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$851 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $724 to $11,482Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,950
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,236professional $851

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
$812.83
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,778.28
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$977.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $955 · 30th 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.