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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

Tennessee 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?

$1,262

Typical total for the visit. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,262 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $631 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$631$513 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$631$339 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $162 to $2,188Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $447 to $3,981
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $631professional $631

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
$1,071.52
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
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
$218.78
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$446.68

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 25th of 51

$1,262

$631 physician + $631 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.