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Reshaping The Thigh Bone To Correct Length

California 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?

$11,220

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,220 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11,220 from a physician practice, and about $11,220 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11,220$3,020 to $11,482
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11,220$7,244 to $14,125

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,220 · 10th to 90th $6,457 to $17,783Professionalmedian $11,220 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $11,482
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $11,220professional $11,220

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,606.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,495.41
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,715.35
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where California sits

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.

California· 6th of 49

$11,220

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.