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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Kentucky 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 Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $309 from a physician practice, and about $1,950 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 6 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$309$269 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,950$1,148 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $398 to $3,020Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $240 to $617
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,950professional $309

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
$316.23
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$371.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$457.09
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,949.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$575.44

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th 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.