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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

New Jersey 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?

$1,584

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,584 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 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$513$479 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$363 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $224 to $5,754Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $417 to $871
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,072professional $513

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
$2,754.23
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,023.29
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$933.25
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$724.44
6 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
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$363.08

Where New Jersey 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

New Jersey· 14th of 51

$1,584

$513 physician + $1,072 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.