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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

Minnesota 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?

$2,648

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,648 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,202 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,445 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$1,202$871 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,445$617 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $501 to $3,890Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,862
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,445professional $1,202

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
$501.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,238.72
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 22nd of 49

$2,648

$1,202 physician + $1,445 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.