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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

Massachusetts 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,096 from a physician practice, and about $851 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$1,096$851 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$851$525 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $257 to $2,818Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $676 to $4,786
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $851professional $1,096

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
$1,318.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,905.46
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,818.38
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,096.48
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,818.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,818.38
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,090.30
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,047.13
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$645.65
7 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
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 14th of 51

$1,072

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.