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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Alaska rates for HCPCS 27520

Treatment of a broken kneecap (patella) without needing to manipulate or reset the bone because the fragments are already reasonably aligned. Care typically involves a brace or cast and restricted weight-bearing while the bone heals.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting cost?

$1,259

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $490 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$1,259$759 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$309 to $1,549

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $240 to $5,888Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,585
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $490professional $1,259

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,023.29
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,238.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,905.46
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$380.19
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,621.81
6 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
$147.91
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,096.48

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$1,259

AK $1,259UT $219

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.