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Knee Intercondylar Fracture Treatment, Closed

Iowa 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?

$1,818

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,818 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,023 to the doctor who performs it, and $794 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,023$776 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$794$372 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $204 to $2,344Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,349
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $794professional $1,023

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
$724.44
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$954.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,630.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,258.93
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$316.23
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,348.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,258.93
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,318.26
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
$223.87
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$549.54

Where Iowa 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

Iowa· 10th of 51

$1,818

$1,023 physician + $794 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.