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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

North Dakota 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?

$1,490

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,490 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,000 to the doctor who performs it, and $490 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,000$851 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$490$263 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $182 to $871Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,349
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $490professional $1,000

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
$489.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
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
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 18th of 51

$1,490

$1,000 physician + $490 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.