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Knee Intercondylar Fracture Treatment, Closed

Minnesota 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?

$1,772

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,772 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $724 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$1,047$741 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$724$468 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $724 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,995Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,820
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $724professional $1,047

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
$467.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,041.74
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,041.74
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,698.24
8 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
$234.42
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 11th of 51

$1,772

$1,047 physician + $724 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.