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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

Arizona 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?

$870

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $870 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $380 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$490$457 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$380$200 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $380 · 10th to 90th $117 to $2,455Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $437 to $3,715
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $380professional $490

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$741.31
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
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59

Where Arizona 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

Arizona· 46th of 51

$870

$490 physician + $380 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.