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Knee Intercondylar Fracture Treatment, Closed

Maine 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?

$1,104

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,104 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 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$603$537 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$501$355 to $537

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $182 to $708Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $447 to $891
$200$500$1Kfacility $501professional $603

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,000.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,023.29
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$707.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$794.33
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$426.58
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$302.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$120.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$457.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$91.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$60.26
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$426.58

Where Maine 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

Maine· 31st of 51

$1,104

$603 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.