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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

Delaware 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 3 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$692$676 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$741 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $145 to $7,244Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,288
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $692

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Delaware· 51st of 51

$692

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.