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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Washington, DC 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 physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $331 to $646.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $331 to $7,762Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $309 to $562
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $355

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
$331.13
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$489.78
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$891.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$933.25

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 35th 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.