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Distal Femoral Growth Plate Fracture Treatment

Virginia 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $813 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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 8 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$813$708 to $1,122
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$813 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $692 to $7,079Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,862
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $1,318professional $813

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
$758.58
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,818.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,737.80
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,513.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$954.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,778.28
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $891 · 31st 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.