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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Michigan 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 Michigan, 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 $191 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$339 to $457
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$174 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $120 to $871Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $302 to $646
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $191professional $407

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
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$562.34
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,884.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$457.09
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$407.38
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
$194.98
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$309.03
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$87.10
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$323.59
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$64.57
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$43.65
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$302.00

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 24th 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.