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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

Alabama rates for HCPCS 27517

Treatment of a fracture through the growth plate at the lower end of the thighbone near the knee, in a child or teenager whose bones are still growing. The bone is treated without a surgical incision and then stabilized, typically with a cast or splint, to allow it to heal in proper position.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment cost?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $776 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 4 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$708$617 to $1,122
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$776$617 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $776 · 10th to 90th $447 to $1,585Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,349
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $776professional $708

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $759 · 42nd of 51
CA $3,020DE $692

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.