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Reshaping The Thigh Bone To Correct Length

North Carolina 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 physician fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,220 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8,318 to $11,482.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $3,890 to $17,783Professionalmedian $11,220 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $11,482
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $8,318professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$18,197.01
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$8,317.64
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$11,481.54

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 5th 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.