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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

Michigan 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$813$676 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$2,042 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $891 to $4,898Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,514
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,042professional $813

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
$891.25
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Michigan $891 · 32nd of 51
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.