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Nonsurgical Treatment Of A Broken Upper Thigh

Nevada 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 October 2026.

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

$1,808

Typical total for the visit. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,808 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$490$407 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$457 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $151 to $4,266Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $355 to $759
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $490

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
$501.19
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$691.83
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$758.58
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.20
Median
$1.20
Typical High
$676.08
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$707.95
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
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Colorado than in Delaware. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Nevada· 19th of 51

$1,808

$490 physician + $1,318 facility

CO $4,463DE $928

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.