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Pinning of a Break at the Lower End of the Thigh Bone

Washington rates for HCPCS 27509

Holds a break at the lower end of the thigh bone near the knee in place with pins or screws inserted through small punctures in the skin, guided by X-ray, without opening the fracture site. The hardware keeps the fragments aligned while the bone knits. It is used when the pieces can be lined up without a full incision.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pinning of a Break at the Lower End of the Thigh Bone cost?

$1,660

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $12,023.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $776 to $20,893
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $1,660

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$18,620.87
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$38,904.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$12,882.50
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$11,481.54
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,348.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,162.28
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$38,904.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$41,686.94

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 33.9 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Washington· 39th of 50

$1,660

IN $22,387WV $661

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.