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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 October 2026.

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

$2,967

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,967 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$676$550 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$759 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $269 to $5,370Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,291professional $676

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$870.96
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,096.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,174.90
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,023.29
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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 3rd of 51

$2,967

$676 physician + $2,291 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.