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Knee Intercondylar Fracture Treatment, Closed

Arkansas 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 October 2026.

How much does Knee Intercondylar Fracture Treatment, Closed cost?

$771

Typical total for the visit. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $771 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $209 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$562$490 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$209$126 to $324

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $209 · 10th to 90th $105 to $692Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $437 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $209professional $562

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
$524.81
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$870.96
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
$229.09
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$389.05

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Connecticut than in Florida. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Arkansas· 48th of 51

$771

$562 physician + $209 facility

CT $3,107FL $640

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.