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Growth Plate Surgery To Help Straighten A Child's Leg

Maryland rates for HCPCS 27485

In a growing child, a small plate and screws are placed across part of a growth plate near the knee to gradually and temporarily slow growth on one side of the bone, allowing the leg to straighten over time as the rest of the leg continues to grow normally. This approach corrects bowed or knock-kneed alignment without fully stopping growth in that area.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Growth Plate Surgery To Help Straighten A Child's Leg cost?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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 6 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$708$661 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$646 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $589 to $9,120Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,778
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,175professional $708

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,905.46
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,513.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 6.6 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$708

CA $4,467DE $676

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.