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Straightening of a Thigh Bone Over a Rod

South Dakota 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?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,291 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 7 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$2,291$1,318 to $2,951
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,995 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $4,898Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $3,715
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $2,291

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
$1,288.25
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,715.35
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,549.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,818.38
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,548.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 10th of 51

$2,291

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.