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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

Nevada 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?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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$724$631 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$490 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $151 to $4,266Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,096
$10$100$1Kfacility $1,318professional $724

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
$741.31
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,047.13
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$954.99
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,071.52
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
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$512.86

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 38th of 51

$741

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.