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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

Utah 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?

$1,063

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,063 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $355 to the doctor who performs it, and $708 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$355$89.13 to $468
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$708$468 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $708 · 10th to 90th $200 to $4,571Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $63 to $646
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $708professional $355

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
$691.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$758.58
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,000.00
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
7 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
$288.40
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Utah 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

Utah· 40th of 51

$1,063

$355 physician + $708 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.