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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Minnesota 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $708 from a physician practice, and about $562 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$708$501 to $955
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$347 to $912

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,585Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $347 to $1,230
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $562professional $708

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
$316.23
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,412.54
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,148.15
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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$34.67

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$708

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.