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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

Missouri 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?

$851

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $851 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $832 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 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$832$724 to $1,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$389 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $155 to $5,012Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,950
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,148professional $832

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
$1,148.15
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$812.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
6 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
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$537.03

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 29th of 51

$851

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.