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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

North Carolina 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?

$1,452

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,452 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $776 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$676$513 to $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$776$562 to $1,660

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $490 to $6,166Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,349
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $776professional $676

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
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,047.13
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 40th of 49

$1,452

$676 physician + $776 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.