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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Maryland 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?

$331

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $331 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $309 to $457.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $37 to $331Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $275 to $724
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $123professional $331

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$812.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$676.08
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$562.34

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$331

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.