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Setting A Broken Upper Thighbone Without Surgery

California rates for HCPCS 27232

Puts a break at the upper end of the thighbone, near the hip joint, back into position by moving and pulling the leg from the outside, without any incision. Traction, a brace, or a cast may then be used to hold the alignment while the bone heals. X-rays confirm the position before and after the bone is set.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Setting A Broken Upper Thighbone Without Surgery cost?

$5,495

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,631 to $7,943.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $13,490Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,622
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,623professional $832

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
$1,737.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$13,489.63
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,659.59
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,549.93

Where California sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in New Jersey than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $5,495 · 2nd of 50
NJ $5,888ND $741

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.