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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Kansas 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $427 from a physician practice, and about $1,380 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$427$347 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,380$389 to $1,445

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $151 to $2,754Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $316 to $2,291
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $427

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
$954.99
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$524.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$512.86
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
$154.88
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$363.08

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 18th of 51

$437

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.