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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 October 2026.

How much does Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting cost?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $331 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$316$288 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$200 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $117 to $2,344Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $263 to $2,291
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $331professional $316

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68
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
$141.25
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$218.78

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 44th of 51

$316

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.