Reshaping The Thigh Bone To Correct Length

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 27468

An operation on the thigh bone, the long bone between hip and knee, to correct a difference in leg length. A section of bone is cut and repositioned so that the length is adjusted, and the bone is held while it heals. It is done for a leg that is noticeably longer or shorter than the other.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Reshaping The Thigh Bone To Correct Length cost?

$6,457

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $8,318 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 37 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$2,344	$1,479 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$8,318	$4,786 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $16,982Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $10,715

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,801.89 Median $9,120.11 Typical High $17,378.01	Facility	Global	$3,801.89	$9,120.11	$17,378.01
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,737.80 Median $4,073.80 Typical High $10,715.19	Facility	Global	$1,737.80	$4,073.80	$10,715.19
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $2,511.89 Median $3,801.89 Typical High $6,025.60	Professional	Global	$2,511.89	$3,801.89	$6,025.60
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,041.74 Median $6,165.95 Typical High $13,182.57	Facility	Global	$2,041.74	$6,165.95	$13,182.57
United Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $1,348.96 Median $2,089.30 Typical High $17,782.79	Professional	Global	$1,348.96	$2,089.30	$17,782.79

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 407.4 times more in Indiana than in South Carolina. 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.

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IN $13,490SC $33.11

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.