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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Missouri 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?

$363

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $912 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$355$316 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$269 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $138 to $4,677Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $282 to $2,291
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $912professional $355

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
$371.54
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$645.65
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
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$245.47

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 32nd of 51

$363

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.