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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 October 2026.

How much does Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment cost?

$813

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $646 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$813$692 to $1,122
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$646$617 to $646

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $178 to $1,096Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,122
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $646professional $813

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
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
32 · Mandated service
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,096.48
7 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
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 8.5 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.

Alabama· 34th of 51

$813

AK $2,818TX $331

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.