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Straightening of a Thigh Bone Over a Rod

Washington, DC 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?

$1,820

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,349 to $4,786.

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 $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $2,754
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $1,349

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
$1,348.96
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,949.84
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,548.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$42,657.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 26th of 51

$1,820

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.