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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Nevada 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $316 from a physician practice, and about $741 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$316$269 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$195 to $2,951

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $135 to $3,802Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $240 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $741professional $316

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
$316.23
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,466.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$467.74
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$524.81
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$549.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
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
$147.91
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$234.42

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 43rd of 51

$316

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.