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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Utah 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?

$219

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $219 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $219 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$219$87.10 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$398 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $200 to $4,467Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $30 to $417
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $501professional $219

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
$398.11
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$724.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$501.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$645.65
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$501.19
7 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
$173.78
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$302.00
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 51st of 51

$219

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.