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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 July 2026.

How much does Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting cost?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $759 from a physician practice, and about $977 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$759$537 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$525 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $331 to $2,630Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $339 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $977professional $759

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,479.11
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,630.27
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$759

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.