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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

Kentucky 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $1,122 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$676$589 to $933
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,122$603 to $1,995

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $251 to $2,818Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,023
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,122professional $676

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
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$851.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,466.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,202.26
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
$295.12
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$602.56

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 42nd of 51

$692

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.