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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

New Mexico 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?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $389 from a physician practice, and about $427 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$389$302 to $468
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$219 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $166 to $1,202Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $229 to $537
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $427professional $389

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
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$537.03
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$575.44
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
$151.36
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$295.12

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 28th of 51

$389

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.