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Surgical Lengthening of the Thighbone

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 27466

A surgical procedure that gradually lengthens the thighbone (femur), typically used to correct a significant leg-length difference or a bone that stopped growing properly. The surgeon cuts the bone and applies a fixation device — often an external frame or an internal lengthening rod — that slowly separates the bone ends over weeks so new bone forms in the gap. Physical therapy is usually needed throughout the lengthening and healing process.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Surgical Lengthening of the Thighbone cost?

$7,091

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,091 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,202 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,202$1,047 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$1,259 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $891 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,089
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $5,888professional $1,202

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
$851.14
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,905.46
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,762.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Kentucky sits

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

Physician feeFacility feeKentucky $7,091 · 19th of 50
ME $16,270DE $2,246

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.