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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Arizona 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 July 2026.

How much does Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting cost?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$339$295 to $513
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$513 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $309 to $5,623Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $263 to $891
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $339

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$891.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$588.84

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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.

Arizona· 37th of 51

$355

AK $871HI $316

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.