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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

Florida 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?

$668

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $668 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $417 to the doctor who performs it, and $251 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$417$355 to $513
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$251$112 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $72 to $3,467Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $87 to $661
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $251professional $417

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
$457.09
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$588.84
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$9,549.93
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$758.58
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$3,019.95
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$616.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$851.14
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
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
$199.53
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19

Where Florida 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

Florida· 51st of 51

$668

$417 physician + $251 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.