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Open Surgery for a Dislocated Kneecap

Virginia rates for HCPCS 27566

Surgery that opens the knee to put a dislocated kneecap back in place and repair the tissues that let it slip out. If the kneecap itself is too damaged to save, part or all of it may be removed during the same operation. It is used when the kneecap cannot be kept in position without an operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Surgery for a Dislocated Kneecap cost?

$3,826

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,826 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,754 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$1,072$912 to $1,445
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,754$1,096 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $933 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,455
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,754professional $1,072

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$15,488.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,905.46
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 12.8 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeVirginia $3,826 · 34th of 50
IN $23,299MD $1,825

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.