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Knee Intercondylar Fracture Treatment, Closed

Georgia 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?

$1,147

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,147 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $501 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$646$501 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$501$174 to $1,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $123 to $3,388Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,122
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $501professional $646

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
$501.19
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$588.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,258.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$954.99
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,230.27
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
$245.47
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$371.54

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 29th of 51

$1,147

$646 physician + $501 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.