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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

Alaska rates for HCPCS 27501

Treatment without surgery of a break at the lower end of the thigh bone, just above or running into the knuckle-shaped end that forms the knee joint. The leg is supported in a cast, splint or brace and the position is followed with X-rays while the bone heals.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee cost?

$2,644

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,644 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,042 to the doctor who performs it, and $603 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,042$1,380 to $2,188
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$603$309 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $240 to $7,079Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $513 to $2,455
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $603professional $2,042

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,621.81
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,548.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,818.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$407.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,089.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,981.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
6 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Connecticut than in Florida. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 4th of 51

$2,644

$2,042 physician + $603 facility

CT $3,486FL $668

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.