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Open Repair of a Broken Ball of the Hip

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 27269

Repairs a fracture of the femoral head, the ball at the top of the thigh bone that sits inside the hip socket, through an open incision. Loose fragments are removed or put back into position and held with screws or pins where fixation is needed. The aim is to restore the smooth round surface the joint depends on.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Repair of a Broken Ball of the Hip cost?

$4,911

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,911 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,512 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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$2,512$1,862 to $3,548
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,259 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $6,026Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $4,677
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $2,512

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
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,128.61
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,011.87
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,570.88
4 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
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,964.78
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 5.9 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Minnesota· 17th of 51

$4,911

$2,512 physician + $2,399 facility

AK $12,256TX $2,071

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.