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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

Iowa 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?

$2,034

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,034 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,122 to the doctor who performs it, and $912 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,122$832 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$912$380 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $204 to $3,090Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,413
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $912professional $1,122

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
$794.33
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,380.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,890.45
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,380.38
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,380.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,348.96
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
$234.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$562.34

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 7th of 51

$2,034

$1,122 physician + $912 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.