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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

Illinois 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?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$813$708 to $1,023
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$537 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $200 to $3,802Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,259
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,380professional $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
$645.65
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,122.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,691.53
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
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
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 32nd of 51

$832

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.