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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

New York 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?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$676$589 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,349 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $617 to $7,079Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $676

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
$1,548.82
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,943.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,380.38
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,073.80
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,584.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,570.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$912.01
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,698.24
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$3,235.94
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$912.01
15 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
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$501.19
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$190.55
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$91.20
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$537.03
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$380.19
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$181.97
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96

Where New York 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 York· 44th of 51

$676

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.