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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

Kentucky 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?

$2,781

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,781 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $490 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$490$437 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,413 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $537 to $4,365Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $417 to $813
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $490

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
$794.33
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$758.58
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$741.31
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,981.07
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 20th of 49

$2,781

$490 physician + $2,291 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.