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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Connecticut 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $490 from a physician practice, and about $2,399 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$490$380 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,399$513 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $295 to $6,918Professionalmedian $490 · 10th to 90th $288 to $813
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399professional $490

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
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$776.25
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$891.25
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
$158.49
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$338.84

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 12th of 51

$501

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.