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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Maine 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$407$363 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$355 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $182 to $708Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $302 to $603
$200$500$1Kfacility $501professional $407

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$676.08
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$707.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$537.03
13 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
$165.96
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$891.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$204.17
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$81.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$309.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$40.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$288.40

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 23rd of 51

$407

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.