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Shortening Of The Thigh Bone

Montana 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 October 2026.

How much does Shortening Of The Thigh Bone cost?

$4,234

Typical total for the visit. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,234 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,995$1,445 to $1,995
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$2,188 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $7,586Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $85 to $2,188
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $1,995

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,511.89
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,344.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$16,982.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 5.3 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Montana· 48th of 51

$4,234

$1,995 physician + $2,239 facility

AK $14,901KY $2,824

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.