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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

South 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 July 2026.

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

$1,702

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,702 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $851 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$851$501 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$851$741 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $617 to $3,090Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,288
$500$1K$2Kfacility $851professional $851

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
$489.78
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,890.45
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,096.48
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 35th of 49

$1,702

$851 physician + $851 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.