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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

North Carolina 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?

$1,000

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,000 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $1,047 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$955$692 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,047$794 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $676 to $5,495Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,862
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,047professional $955

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
$676.08
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$19,498.45
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $1,000 · 23rd 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.