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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 July 2026.

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

$3,526

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,526 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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$708$501 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$813 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $617 to $6,761Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $708

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
$812.83
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,479.11
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,715.35
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,412.54
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,380.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 9.9 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. 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· 15th of 49

$3,526

$708 physician + $2,818 facility

NJ $6,413MD $648

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.