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Knee Intercondylar Fracture Treatment, Closed

Florida 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?

$640

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $640 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $389 to the doctor who performs it, and $251 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$389$324 to $479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$251$112 to $1,698

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $72 to $3,388Professionalmedian $389 · 10th to 90th $81 to $631
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $251professional $389

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
$398.11
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$512.86
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$9,549.93
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$3,019.95
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$588.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$776.25
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
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
$169.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$354.81

Where Florida 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

Florida· 51st of 51

$640

$389 physician + $251 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.