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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

Colorado 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 July 2026.

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

$3,533

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,533 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$513$513 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$1,175 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $603 to $6,607Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,096
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $513

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,047.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,949.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,174.90
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 9.9 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. 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

Colorado· 13th of 49

$3,533

$513 physician + $3,020 facility

NJ $6,413MD $648

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.