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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 October 2026.

How much does Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting cost?

$324

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $288 to $355.

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 $174 · 10th to 90th $85 to $617Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $269 to $562
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $174professional $331

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$380.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$691.83
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$616.60
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
$165.96
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$251.19

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 41st of 51

$324

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.