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Shortening Of The Thigh Bone

Pennsylvania 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?

$7,454

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,454 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,166 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,288$1,175 to $1,585
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,166$3,802 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $1,995
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,166professional $1,288

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
$1,288.25
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,454.71
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,630.27
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,570.40
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,549.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,623.41
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,584.89
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,230.27
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Pennsylvania 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 feePennsylvania $7,454 · 18th 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.