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Stopping Growth In The Lower Leg Growth Plates

Montana rates for HCPCS 27740

Permanently stops growth at the growth plates of the shin and calf bones, at both the knee end and the ankle end of the lower leg. It is done in growing children to even out a difference in leg length, so the longer leg stops while the shorter one catches up. Only the lower leg bones are treated, without touching the growth plate at the lower end of the thigh bone.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Stopping Growth In The Lower Leg Growth Plates cost?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 from a physician practice, and about $1,148 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,122$741 to $1,148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,148$1,148 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $891 to $2,630Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,230
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,148professional $1,122

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,318.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,230.27
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 16.2 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.

Montana· 20th of 51

$1,122

AK $2,884TX $178

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.