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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

New Jersey 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$708$646 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$1,000 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $417 to $6,026Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,047
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $708

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
$2,754.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,456.54
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
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
$338.84
Median
$338.84
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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$489.78

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 40th of 51

$708

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.