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Non-Surgical Treatment Of A Thighbone Growth Plate Fracture

New Jersey 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 October 2026.

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

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$513$457 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$347 to $2,455

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $224 to $5,129Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $407 to $794
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,047professional $513

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
$2,570.40
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,023.29
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$933.25
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31
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
$229.09
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$371.54

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

New Jersey· 41st of 51

$513

AK $2,042TX $355

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.