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Straightening of a Thigh Bone Over a Rod

Texas 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 negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,413 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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 10 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$1,413$1,230 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$1,514 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,344
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $1,413

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
$1,000.00
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,995.26
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,691.53
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$26,302.68
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$11,220.18
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,818.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,137.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,818.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,137.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 35th 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.