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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 July 2026.

How much does Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting cost?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $372 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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$372$309 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$759 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $331 to $5,248Professionalmedian $372 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,514
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,698professional $372

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
$323.59
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$6,309.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,981.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,479.11
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
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$645.65

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 17th of 51

$437

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.