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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Nebraska 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $331 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$501$389 to $676
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$331$204 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $331 · 10th to 90th $129 to $5,888Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $275 to $813
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $331professional $501

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
$309.03
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,511.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$912.01
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$645.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$812.83
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
$144.54
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 11th of 51

$501

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.