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Nonsurgical Care of Thigh Bone Break at Knee

Virginia 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?

$1,413

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$562$501 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$851$427 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $162 to $4,074Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $437 to $794
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $851professional $562

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
$562.34
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$794.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$758.58
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,570.40
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$912.01
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
$263.03
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$398.11

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 19th of 51

$1,413

$562 physician + $851 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.