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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Oregon 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?

$589

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $589 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $589 from a physician practice, and about $617 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$589$468 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$617$389 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $617 · 10th to 90th $275 to $813Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $347 to $891
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $617professional $589

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
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$6,606.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$741.31
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$676.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$812.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$912.01
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$954.99
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$977.24
13 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
$190.55
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$234.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$93.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$46.77
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 9th of 51

$589

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.