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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 July 2026.

How much does Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment cost?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $1,778 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$813$708 to $1,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,778$1,122 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $676 to $5,248Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $631 to $2,399
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,778professional $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
$812.83
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,801.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$10,232.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $1,072 · 17th 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.