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Knee Intercondylar Fracture Treatment, Closed

Virginia 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?

$1,260

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,260 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $759 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$501$457 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$759$389 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $759 · 10th to 90th $162 to $3,981Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $398 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $759professional $501

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
$524.81
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,332.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$707.95
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$851.14
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
$239.88
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$371.54

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 23rd of 51

$1,260

$501 physician + $759 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.