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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Indiana 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?

$309

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $309 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$309$275 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$437 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $209 to $5,129Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $245 to $513
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,698professional $309

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
$288.40
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$436.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$562.34
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$676.08
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
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
$138.04
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$234.42

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 45th of 51

$309

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.