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Plate-and-Screw Repair of a Broken Upper Thigh Bone

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 27244

Fixes a break in the upper end of the thigh bone, in the broad region just below the ball of the hip, by fastening a metal plate along the bone with screws running across the break. A wire loop is sometimes added around the bone to draw loose fragments together. The hardware holds everything in position so the person can begin moving again while the bone knits.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Plate-and-Screw Repair of a Broken Upper Thigh Bone cost?

$1,549

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,349 to $1,778.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $7,079Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $30 to $1,905
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $6,026professional $1,549

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,905.46
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$954.99
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Hawaii· 29th of 51

$1,549

AK $5,012TX $631

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.