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Knee Intercondylar Fracture Treatment, Closed

Kentucky 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?

$1,289

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,289 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $457 to the doctor who performs it, and $832 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$457$407 to $550
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$832$417 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $158 to $2,818Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $347 to $692
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $832professional $457

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
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$478.63
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,951.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$812.83
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$363.08

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 21st of 51

$1,289

$457 physician + $832 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.