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

Kansas 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 July 2026.

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

$4,786

Typical facility fee. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,090 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $9,772
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,786

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
$2,570.40
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$11,748.98

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 12.3 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kansas $4,786 · 22nd of 50
ME $14,791WV $1,202

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.