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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 October 2026.

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

$1,674

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,674 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 to the doctor who performs it, and $603 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$1,072$832 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$603$151 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $126 to $955Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,413
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $603professional $1,072

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
$489.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,890.45
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$954.99
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,096.48
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,380.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,412.54
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
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 12th of 51

$1,674

$1,072 physician + $603 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.