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Reshaping The Thigh Bone To Correct Length

Wisconsin 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 October 2026.

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

$5,370

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,370 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,162 from a physician practice, and about $7,586 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,162$2,188 to $6,026
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,586$5,012 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $14,125Professionalmedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $10,715
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $7,586professional $3,162

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,025.60
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$14,791.08
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$15,135.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,715.19
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$17,378.01
Network Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,981.07
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,754.23
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,165.95
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,235.94
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$812.83
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,570.40
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,388.44
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$645.65
DeanCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44

Where Wisconsin sits

The same service costs 52.5 times more in Connecticut than in Hawaii. 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.

Wisconsin· 9th of 44

$5,370

CT $11,749HI $224

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.