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Knee Intercondylar Fracture Treatment, Closed

North Carolina 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?

$939

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $939 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $263 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$676$550 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$263$155 to $490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $100 to $1,230Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,318
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $263professional $676

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
$446.68
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$707.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,122.02
14 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
$239.88
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$354.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$165.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$165.96

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 42nd of 51

$939

$676 physician + $263 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.