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Nonsurgical Treatment Of A Broken Upper Thigh

California rates for HCPCS 27238

Treats a break in the upper part of the thigh bone, near the hip, without opening the skin. The leg is supported and held in position, sometimes with traction, while the bone heals. It is the non-operative option, used when surgery is not suitable or not needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Nonsurgical Treatment Of A Broken Upper Thigh cost?

$4,927

Typical total for the visit. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,927 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$562$447 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$2,818 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $12,882Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $363 to $2,630
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,365professional $562

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$3,019.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,348.96
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,606.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$19,498.45
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,230.27
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where California sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeCalifornia $4,927 · 5th of 50
IN $6,788MD $619

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.