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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

Delaware 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?

$672

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $672 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $468 to the doctor who performs it, and $204 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$468$447 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$204$115 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $87 to $1,698Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $407 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $204professional $468

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
$501.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$891.25
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83
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
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 50th of 51

$672

$468 physician + $204 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.