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Knee Intercondylar Fracture Treatment, Closed

Alaska rates for HCPCS 27538

This treatment addresses a fracture at the top of the shinbone where knee ligaments attach, sometimes called a tibial spine fracture. The break is treated without opening the knee, using a cast, brace, or gentle manipulation of the joint from outside the skin to allow the bone fragment to heal in position. It is most common after a twisting injury to the knee, especially in children and teenagers.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Knee Intercondylar Fracture Treatment, Closed cost?

$2,220

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,220 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $871 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$447 to $2,042
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$871$589 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $457 to $3,236Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $417 to $2,512
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $871professional $1,349

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,513.56
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,398.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,630.27
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,398.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 9.6 times more in New Jersey than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlaska $2,220 · 25th of 49
NJ $5,860MD $613

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.