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Knee Intercondylar Fracture Treatment, Closed

Rhode Island 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?

$1,039

Typical total for the visit. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,039 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $437 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$603$525 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$437$151 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $112 to $3,890Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $417 to $891
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $437professional $603

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
3 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
$281.84
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58

Where Rhode Island 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

Rhode Island· 33rd of 51

$1,039

$603 physician + $437 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.