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Knee Intercondylar Fracture Treatment, Closed

Ohio 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?

$986

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $986 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $550 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$437$295 to $550
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$550$200 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $126 to $3,715Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $51 to $692
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $550professional $437

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
$616.60
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$562.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$630.96
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$83.18
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
7 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
$218.78
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$954.99

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 38th of 51

$986

$437 physician + $550 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.