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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

Idaho 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?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $1,096 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,259$1,072 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,096$407 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $162 to $4,169Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $851 to $1,549
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,096professional $1,259

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,071.52
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,584.89
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,288.25
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
22 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
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$190.55
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 11th of 51

$1,259

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.