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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

New York 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?

$3,204

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,204 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$513$447 to $537
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$955 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $468 to $5,248Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $417 to $891
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $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
$1,479.11
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,096.48
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,000.00
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$676.08
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,230.27
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,995.26
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$676.08
15 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
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$371.54
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$562.34
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$151.36
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$501.19
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$389.05
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$537.03
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$269.15
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$128.82
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$467.74

Where New York 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 York· 2nd of 51

$3,204

$513 physician + $2,692 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.