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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

South 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?

$1,321

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,321 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $759 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$562$490 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$759$575 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $427 to $9,772Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $437 to $891
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $759professional $562

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
$575.44
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,096.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96

Where South 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

South Carolina· 42nd of 49

$1,321

$562 physician + $759 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.