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Straightening of a Thigh Bone Over a Rod

Alaska rates for HCPCS 27454

Surgery that cuts a bent or deformed thigh bone in several places, realigns the segments, and threads them onto a rod passed down the middle of the bone so they heal in a straight line. It is used for bones that are bowed or that break repeatedly because they are structurally weak.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Straightening of a Thigh Bone Over a Rod cost?

$3,388

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,388 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,388$1,202 to $5,495
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$1,660 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $9,772Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $6,918
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,399professional $3,388

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,265.80
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,918.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,918.31
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,585.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,918.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in California 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$3,388

CA $6,918DE $1,288

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.