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Growth Plate Arrest at the Top of the Shin

Maine rates for HCPCS 27477

Surgery that stops further growth at the growth plates near the top of the shin bone and the neighboring outer leg bone in a child or teenager. Halting growth there lets the other leg catch up, or corrects an angle at the knee, as the child keeps growing. Timing is planned from x-rays that estimate how much growth remains.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Growth Plate Arrest at the Top of the Shin cost?

$871

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $741 to $1,096.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14,791 · 10th to 90th $14,791 to $14,791Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,413
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $14,791professional $871

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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,949.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Maine $871 · 42nd of 51
CA $4,266KY $741

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.