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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

New Hampshire 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?

$468

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $468 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $537 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$468$380 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$537$380 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $240 to $2,630Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $316 to $813
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $537professional $468

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$977.24
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$812.83
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
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
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$257.04

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 15th of 51

$468

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.