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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Virginia 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?

$355

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $676 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$347$309 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$331 to $1,778

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $162 to $3,981Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $269 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $676professional $347

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
$354.81
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$501.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$630.96
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$512.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$562.34
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
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$251.19

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 35th of 51

$355

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.