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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

Indiana 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?

$2,602

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,602 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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$513$468 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$501 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $209 to $5,248Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $407 to $832
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $513

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
$467.74
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,165.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,000.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
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
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$363.08

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 5th of 51

$2,602

$513 physician + $2,089 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.