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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

Iowa 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?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,349 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,349$1,096 to $1,622
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$977 to $2,239

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $417 to $4,266Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,905
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $1,349

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
$1,096.48
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,905.46
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$5,128.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,819.70
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,698.24
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,290.87
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,905.46
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
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
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$1,349

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.