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Shortening Of The Thigh Bone

California rates for HCPCS 27465

Surgery that makes the thigh bone shorter. A section of bone is removed, the ends are brought together, and the bone is held in position with hardware while it heals. It is done to even up leg lengths or correct alignment so the hip and knee track properly and walking is more comfortable.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Shortening Of The Thigh Bone cost?

$11,950

Typical total for the visit. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,950 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,479 to the doctor who performs it, and $10,471 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,479$1,202 to $2,818
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$10,471$6,918 to $14,125

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,471 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $18,197Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $6,761
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $10,471professional $1,479

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
$3,981.07
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,630.78
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,120.11
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,235.94
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,995.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,818.38
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
$8,912.51
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$10,715.19
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,511.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,235.94
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$28,840.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,818.38

Where California sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeCalifornia $11,950 · 5th of 50
ME $16,376MD $2,288

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.