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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

Minnesota 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?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $1,288 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$1,445$1,047 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,288$692 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $324 to $3,548Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $692 to $2,630
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $1,445

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
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,884.03
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,818.38
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$1,445

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.