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Fusion Of The Hip Joint

Virginia rates for HCPCS 27284

Surgery that permanently joins the thigh bone to the pelvis so the hip becomes one solid piece of bone and no longer moves. Bone taken from the patient is used to bridge the joint. It is done for a hip that is badly damaged and painful in someone for whom a replacement joint is not suitable.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Fusion Of The Hip Joint cost?

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $8,318 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,778$1,585 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,318$3,548 to $14,454

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $21,878Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $2,512
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $8,318professional $1,778

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
$1,778.28
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,137.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,511.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,090.30
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$18,620.87
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$36,307.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,951.21
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
$831.76
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 20.0 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.

Virginia· 37th of 51

$1,778

AK $6,457TX $324

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.