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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

Arkansas 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 Arkansas, 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 $813 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$741 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$490 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $105 to $1,995Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,096
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $813professional $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
$630.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,288.25
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
$316.23
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 33rd 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.