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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

Illinois 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?

$2,171

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,171 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$692$513 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$933 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $513 to $5,623Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $437 to $1,122
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $692

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
$1,584.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$11,220.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,071.52
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$724.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 30th of 49

$2,171

$692 physician + $1,479 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.