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Setting a Broken Thighbone Without Surgery

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 27502

A broken shaft of the thighbone is realigned by moving and positioning the leg from the outside, without opening the skin. Traction — a steady pull applied through the skin or through a pin in the bone — may be used to hold the alignment while healing begins. No hardware is placed inside the bone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Setting a Broken Thighbone Without Surgery cost?

$1,202

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $891 to $2,818.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $741 to $6,761Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $1,738
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,202professional $1,318

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$28,840.32
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 17.8 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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.

North Carolina· 44th of 51

$1,202

ME $13,490ND $759

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.