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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 July 2026.

How much does Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment cost?

$794

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $794 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $794 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$794$676 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$676 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $372 to $9,772Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,202
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0Kfacility $1,023professional $794

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,513.56
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $794 · 40th of 51
CA $3,020DE $692

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.