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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 October 2026.

How much does Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee cost?

$1,210

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,210 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $550 to the doctor who performs it, and $661 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$550$407 to $646
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$661$302 to $871

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $151 to $1,202Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $102 to $832
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $661professional $550

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
$575.44
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$776.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$851.14
12 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
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$407.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,348.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$181.97
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$125.89

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 29th of 51

$1,210

$550 physician + $661 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.