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Removal of the Bursa in Front of the Kneecap

Montana rates for HCPCS 27340

Removes the prepatellar bursa, the small fluid-filled cushion that sits between the skin and the front of the kneecap. Repeated kneeling, a direct blow or infection can leave it permanently thickened and swollen, and it is taken out when it stays painful despite drainage, padding and other treatment. The sac is removed whole through an incision over the front of the knee.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of the Bursa in Front of the Kneecap cost?

$1,248

Typical total for the visit. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,248 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $646 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$603$407 to $603
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$646$631 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $525 to $2,630Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $324 to $631
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $646professional $603

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
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$724.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$707.95

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Montana· 51st of 51

$1,248

$603 physician + $646 facility

CO $6,691MT $1,248

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.