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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Rhode Island 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?

$407

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $407 from a physician practice, and about $437 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$407$347 to $550
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$151 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $112 to $3,890Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $282 to $589
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $437professional $407

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
3 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
$186.21
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 25th of 51

$407

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.