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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

South 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 October 2026.

How much does Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment cost?

$676

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, 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 $617 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$676$427 to $851
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$417 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $224 to $1,445Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $107 to $977
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $617professional $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
$794.33
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,023.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,148.15
12 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
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$616.60
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 43rd 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.