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Straightening of a Thigh Bone Over a Rod

Louisiana 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?

$1,778

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,778 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,622 from a physician practice, and about $2,754 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 5 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$1,622$1,259 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,754$1,549 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $933 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,512
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,754professional $1,622

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
$933.25
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,089.30
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 27th of 51

$1,778

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.