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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

Ohio 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $933 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$550$219 to $708
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$468 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $195 to $4,677Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $89 to $912
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $933professional $550

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
$1,380.38
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,513.56
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,230.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$794.33
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$537.03
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,230.27
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
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,698.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 47th of 51

$562

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.