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Knee Intercondylar Fracture Treatment, Closed

South Dakota 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?

$1,562

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,562 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,000 to the doctor who performs it, and $562 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,000$776 to $1,175
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$562$151 to $676

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $126 to $813Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,349
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $562professional $1,000

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
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,630.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$645.65
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,047.13
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,380.38
6 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
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$354.81

Where South Dakota 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

South Dakota· 13th of 51

$1,562

$1,000 physician + $562 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.