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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

Kansas 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?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,000$813 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$832 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $316 to $3,162Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $708 to $5,129
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $1,000

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
$1,348.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
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
$354.81
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$758.58

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 17th of 51

$1,000

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.