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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

Washington, DC 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?

$537

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $525 to $1,023.

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 $3,548 · 10th to 90th $525 to $7,762Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $501 to $871
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,548professional $537

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
$524.81
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,445.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 38th of 51

$537

CA $1,585DE $513

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.