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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

Maine 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?

$1,170

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,170 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $525 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$646$589 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$525$355 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $182 to $708Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $490 to $977
$200$500$1Kfacility $525professional $646

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,047.13
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$851.14
12 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
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$446.68
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$128.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$478.63
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$95.50
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$64.57
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$446.68

Where Maine 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

Maine· 32nd of 51

$1,170

$646 physician + $525 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.