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Straightening of a Thigh Bone Over a Rod

Rhode Island 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?

$1,660

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,202 to $1,950.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $16,218Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,455
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,310professional $1,660

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
$3,467.37
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 32nd of 51

$1,660

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.