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Kneecap Fracture Treatment, No Resetting

Vermont 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$457$380 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$309 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $302 to $692Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $347 to $661
$200$500$1Kfacility $501professional $457

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$616.60
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 16th of 51

$457

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.