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Strengthening A Weakened Thigh Bone

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 27495

Places metal such as a rod, plate, pins, or wires, sometimes together with bone cement, into the femur, the thigh bone, to support it before it breaks. It is used when a tumor or other disease has weakened the bone and a fracture looks likely.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Strengthening A Weakened Thigh Bone cost?

$1,905

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,549 to $2,239.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $4,898Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $2,455
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,950professional $1,905

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
$1,122.02
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,951.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,238.72
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$14,791.08

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 13.2 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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.

South Dakota· 45th of 50

$1,905

ME $14,791ND $1,122

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.