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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 July 2026.

How much does Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment cost?

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,660 from a physician practice, and about $2,455 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 6 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$1,660$1,202 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,455$1,905 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $871 to $5,754Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $871 to $2,630
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,455professional $1,660

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
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,128.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,090.30
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,370.32
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $1,698 · 4th 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.