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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Delaware 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 4 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$316$295 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$324 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $148 to $7,244Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $269 to $575
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $316

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$588.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 49th of 51

$324

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.