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Open Repair of Broken Kneecap

Alaska rates for HCPCS 27524

Repairs a broken kneecap through an incision, lining the pieces up and holding them with wires, screws or a tension band, and repairing the torn tendon tissue around it. If a fragment is too shattered to save, part or all of the kneecap may be removed and the surrounding tendon reconstructed. It restores the ability to straighten the knee against gravity.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Repair of Broken Kneecap cost?

$2,089

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,023 to $7,586.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $832 to $16,596
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,089

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$19,054.61
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,073.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$14,791.08

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Indiana than in South Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $2,089 · 42nd of 50
IN $17,783SD $1,318

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.