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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

South Dakota 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $324 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$676$479 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$324$151 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $324 · 10th to 90th $126 to $646Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $316 to $933
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $324professional $676

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
$295.12
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$933.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$724.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,511.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$724.44
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$645.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$707.95
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$891.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$933.25
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
$131.83
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$239.88

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 5th of 51

$661

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.