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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

Louisiana 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 July 2026.

How much does Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment cost?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $851 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$851$676 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$851 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $427 to $3,467Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,318
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $851

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Louisiana· 25th of 51

$977

CA $3,020DE $692

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.