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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

North Dakota 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $295 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$646$550 to $759
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$295$263 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $295 · 10th to 90th $182 to $589Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $324 to $871
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $295professional $646

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
$295.12
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,348.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,000.00
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
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
$147.91
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$51.29

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 7th of 51

$631

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.