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Straightening of a Thigh Bone Over a Rod

North Carolina 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?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,862 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 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$1,862$1,349 to $2,630
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$1,585 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $3,467
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,291professional $1,862

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
$1,258.93
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,442.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,691.53
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$26,302.68
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$11,220.18

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 22nd of 51

$1,905

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.