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Non-Surgical Treatment Of A Thighbone Growth Plate Fracture

Arizona rates for HCPCS 27516

This is a non-surgical treatment for a fracture through the growth plate at the lower end of the thighbone, just above the knee, in a child or adolescent whose bones are still growing. The fracture fragments are already well aligned, so the leg is simply immobilized to allow healing without needing to reposition the bone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Non-Surgical Treatment Of A Thighbone Growth Plate Fracture cost?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$513$457 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$692 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $407 to $5,623Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,259
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $513

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$933.25

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in California 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.

Arizona· 39th of 51

$550

CA $1,738WV $501

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.