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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 October 2026.

How much does Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee cost?

$1,838

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,838 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $741 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$1,096$794 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$741$501 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,995Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,950
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $741professional $1,096

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
$501.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,089.30
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 10th of 51

$1,838

$1,096 physician + $741 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.