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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 July 2026.

How much does Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting cost?

$537

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $537 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $513 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 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$513$309 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$776 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $407 to $13,490Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,585
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,548professional $513

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
$1,548.82
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
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
$363.08
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,511.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$954.99
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$851.14

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 7th of 51

$537

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.