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Kneecap or quadriceps tendon repair: what insurers pay

Open repair of a torn patellar tendon (27380) or quadriceps tendon (27385). Commercial negotiated rates by hospital and market, next to Medicare for the same code.

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CPT 27380: Kneecap Or Quadriceps Tendon Repair

990 hospitals in 77 markets. National Medicare rate $7,413, surgery center $3,696.

MarketHospitals25th pctMedian75th pctLow–high
Alabama (statewide)10$5,835$6,832$8,297$4,992–$16,423
Alaska (statewide)4———$4,205–$10,781
Arizona (statewide)10$4,489$6,802$8,655$3,945–$14,869
Arkansas (statewide)5$5,184$5,620$6,727$5,000–$9,874
Atlanta GA6$5,764$5,764$12,798$5,764–$15,309
Austin TX13$5,743$6,150$6,150$5,743–$10,887
Boston MA11$9,416$11,502$12,645$6,518–$14,320
California (statewide)53$9,832$15,156$27,033$5,242–$27,033
Charlotte NC5$8,493$8,493$8,493$8,377–$8,493
Chicago IL8$7,990$9,463$10,219$6,070–$11,584
Cleveland OH10$6,863$7,551$11,591$5,943–$14,416
Colorado (statewide)13$7,586$8,824$10,644$7,144–$17,823
Connecticut (statewide)1———$30,233–$30,233
Dallas-Fort Worth TX12$6,611$9,560$10,642$6,611–$20,946
Denver CO15$7,782$8,518$14,161$6,088–$14,806
Detroit MI7$6,618$7,166$8,297$5,156–$9,748
Florida (statewide)55$8,552$9,147$9,793$5,609–$17,883
Georgia (statewide)25$6,689$8,448$15,171$4,393–$18,058
Hawaii (statewide)2———$8,358–$8,892
Houston TX19$6,077$10,272$12,203$5,963–$13,850
Idaho (statewide)11$12,198$17,750$18,145$6,615–$21,676
Illinois (statewide)25$7,035$9,092$12,287$4,914–$21,223
Indiana (statewide)26$11,084$15,405$30,325$7,144–$38,188
Indianapolis IN1———$16,423–$16,423
Iowa (statewide)13$8,452$12,555$15,462$5,604–$19,508
Kansas (statewide)11$4,420$7,762$9,742$3,348–$19,923
Kentucky (statewide)11$8,393$8,886$10,936$3,794–$13,434
Las Vegas NV2———$7,352–$10,933
Los Angeles CA18$8,854$11,012$13,042$7,890–$19,770
Louisiana (statewide)24$5,435$6,496$7,724$4,703–$12,451
Maine (statewide)15$29,272$33,574$33,984$18,072–$42,727
Maryland (statewide)1———$12,643–$12,643
Massachusetts (statewide)6$7,012$8,782$9,238$6,518–$11,080
Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL1———$13,338–$13,338
Michigan (statewide)22$4,739$6,132$7,634$4,427–$10,458
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN9$5,234$8,624$10,623$5,022–$15,377
Minnesota (statewide)13$8,009$19,037$23,016$5,234–$31,617
Mississippi (statewide)15$7,676$10,059$11,107$3,732–$19,790
Missouri (statewide)12$4,070$7,041$9,839$4,070–$19,067
Montana (statewide)4———$14,481–$21,584
Nashville TN6$4,670$4,670$12,712$4,370–$15,526
Nebraska (statewide)11$6,963$8,632$10,565$3,908–$16,462
Nevada (statewide)4———$7,352–$10,961
New Hampshire (statewide)6$9,606$17,111$24,191$9,073–$32,494
New Jersey (statewide)22$8,289$8,419$10,746$6,872–$16,546
New Mexico (statewide)5$7,538$7,541$10,239$5,308–$18,484
New York (statewide)27$8,826$12,680$15,774$5,833–$24,437
New York City8$6,874$8,731$11,321$6,836–$14,526
North Carolina (statewide)6$6,465$8,064$11,344$5,102–$15,753
North Dakota (statewide)5$11,054$12,358$12,633$9,388–$16,346
Ohio (statewide)36$7,754$10,145$16,959$3,449–$27,890
Oklahoma (statewide)9$9,062$14,812$15,405$6,362–$17,467
Oregon (statewide)8$17,239$19,363$26,646$7,935–$33,060
Pennsylvania (statewide)29$12,208$15,206$24,515$3,835–$33,379
Philadelphia PA11$6,528$9,318$9,598$3,732–$18,528
Phoenix AZ6$5,478$5,478$5,957$5,478–$6,117
Pittsburgh PA7$11,628$13,434$15,076$6,958–$17,980
Portland OR9$14,483$14,483$24,695$12,835–$24,695
Rhode Island (statewide)3———$12,934–$17,472
Richmond VA3———$6,067–$6,067
Rio Grande Valley TX4———$6,186–$9,131
Salt Lake City UT9$7,756$8,020$8,020$6,513–$8,285
San Antonio TX3———$5,849–$9,391
San Diego CA6$16,332$16,332$16,332$16,071–$17,210
San Francisco Bay Area CA4———$7,155–$15,190
Seattle-Tacoma WA16$18,206$19,964$25,275$17,826–$28,676
South Carolina (statewide)19$6,544$7,326$9,777$5,852–$15,138
South Dakota (statewide)2———$6,610–$11,089
Tampa FL6$9,341$9,341$9,341$7,888–$10,444
Tennessee (statewide)22$5,022$7,158$8,278$3,324–$15,411
Texas (statewide)75$6,836$9,560$10,330$3,794–$32,884
Utah (statewide)6$6,629$7,366$7,756$6,513–$8,020
Virginia (statewide)20$14,945$19,990$21,283$8,137–$24,592
Washington (statewide)12$16,739$20,836$23,562$7,370–$37,385
Washington DC8$8,265$8,506$8,506$7,956–$8,576
West Virginia (statewide)4———$6,185–$48,308
Wisconsin (statewide)29$9,894$9,894$14,801$6,689–$21,623

Lowest and highest 12 hospital medians

HospitalMarketMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Livingston Regional HospitalTennessee (statewide)$3,3240.5×12026-04-01
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, IncKansas (statewide)$3,3480.5×12026-01-01
Akron Children'S HospitalOhio (statewide)$3,4490.5×12025-11-11
Jefferson County HospitalMississippi (statewide)$3,7320.6×32026-09-15
Jefferson Abington HospitalPhiladelphia PA$3,7320.5×32026-09-15
Saint Joseph HospitalKentucky (statewide)$3,7940.5×12026-02-28
Chi St Joseph Health Regional HospitalTexas (statewide)$3,7940.5×12026-02-28
Jefferson Lansdale HospitalPennsylvania (statewide)$3,8350.5×42026-09-15
Chi Health Good SamaritanNebraska (statewide)$3,9080.5×62026-02-28
Benson HospitalArizona (statewide)$3,9450.5×12026-05-13
Wamego Health CenterKansas (statewide)$4,0600.6×12026-01-01
Menorah Medical CenterKansas (statewide)$4,0700.6×42026-09-01
Northern Light Mercy HospitalMaine (statewide)$33,9844.6×22026-04-15
Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial HospitalMaine (statewide)$33,9844.8×22026-03-30
Northern Light C A Dean HospitalMaine (statewide)$33,9844.8×22026-03-30
Northern Light Sebasticook Valley HospitalMaine (statewide)$33,9844.8×22026-03-30
Parkview Lagrange HospitalIndiana (statewide)$34,4754.5×12026-09-01
Mainehealth Waldo HospitalMaine (statewide)$35,0994.9×12025-09-09
Parkview Whitley HospitalIndiana (statewide)$35,2714.6×12026-09-01
Northern Light Mayo HospitalMaine (statewide)$35,7925.0×22026-03-30
Mary Bridge Children'S HospitalWashington (statewide)$37,3854.4×52026-08-27
Parkview Wabash Hospital, IncIndiana (statewide)$38,1885.0×12026-09-01
Mainehealth Lincoln HospitalMaine (statewide)$42,7276.0×12025-09-09
Logan Regional Medical CenterWest Virginia (statewide)$48,3086.9×12026-04-01

Every hospital is on its state's page (linked in the market table) and in the interactive explorer.

CPT 27385: Kneecap Or Quadriceps Tendon Repair

1020 hospitals in 78 markets. National Medicare rate $7,413, surgery center $3,696.

MarketHospitals25th pctMedian75th pctLow–high
Alabama (statewide)10$6,306$6,832$8,297$5,215–$16,423
Alaska (statewide)4———$4,080–$15,454
Arizona (statewide)10$5,219$6,629$8,054$4,667–$8,720
Arkansas (statewide)8$5,195$6,043$7,397$4,000–$9,874
Atlanta GA6$6,285$6,285$6,917$6,285–$7,128
Austin TX13$5,743$5,849$5,849$5,743–$10,637
Boston MA11$9,087$11,502$12,645$6,626–$14,320
California (statewide)54$10,072$16,836$26,012$5,242–$27,033
Charlotte NC5$8,493$8,493$8,493$8,377–$8,493
Chicago IL7$7,759$9,164$10,219$6,970–$11,584
Cleveland OH10$6,371$7,380$9,299$4,827–$14,416
Colorado (statewide)13$7,200$10,684$11,636$7,136–$14,580
Columbus OH2———$26,099–$26,099
Connecticut (statewide)1———$6,417–$6,417
Dallas-Fort Worth TX14$8,580$10,101$10,656$7,168–$20,946
Denver CO15$7,228$7,689$13,664$6,285–$14,161
Detroit MI7$6,853$7,166$8,836$6,518–$10,120
Florida (statewide)56$8,529$9,147$9,754$4,062–$16,822
Georgia (statewide)25$6,291$7,128$12,636$4,265–$21,689
Hawaii (statewide)3———$6,234–$9,315
Houston TX19$6,077$6,312$10,382$5,814–$13,850
Idaho (statewide)13$7,144$12,398$18,145$6,192–$21,676
Illinois (statewide)22$6,502$9,656$11,797$4,175–$21,223
Indiana (statewide)26$10,337$15,405$30,325$5,584–$38,188
Indianapolis IN1———$16,423–$16,423
Iowa (statewide)17$7,413$10,441$15,462$6,615–$22,020
Kansas (statewide)13$4,956$6,362$10,025$3,348–$15,454
Kentucky (statewide)13$4,396$8,612$9,425$3,467–$13,434
Las Vegas NV2———$7,352–$10,100
Los Angeles CA17$8,470$9,369$13,065$7,805–$20,636
Louisiana (statewide)23$5,448$6,068$6,676$4,703–$11,994
Maine (statewide)17$29,272$32,866$33,984$7,684–$42,727
Massachusetts (statewide)5$7,176$8,493$9,070$5,995–$11,080
Miami-Fort Lauderdale FL1———$13,338–$13,338
Michigan (statewide)25$4,427$6,532$7,866$3,927–$11,267
Minneapolis-St. Paul MN8$5,234$6,814$10,664$5,022–$15,377
Minnesota (statewide)13$7,743$19,037$23,016$5,234–$31,617
Mississippi (statewide)15$7,594$10,059$11,107$4,096–$19,790
Missouri (statewide)15$6,290$7,185$11,190$4,956–$19,067
Montana (statewide)4———$6,181–$21,584
Nashville TN6$4,812$5,483$9,692$4,676–$13,806
Nebraska (statewide)11$8,638$8,645$9,672$6,615–$18,020
Nevada (statewide)4———$7,352–$14,207
New Hampshire (statewide)6$13,255$16,466$22,868$10,042–$32,494
New Jersey (statewide)14$8,289$8,351$10,668$6,682–$14,827
New Mexico (statewide)6$10,296$11,429$14,250$7,538–$20,858
New York (statewide)29$8,454$11,182$15,542$5,833–$24,437
New York City8$6,855$6,873$10,045$6,360–$12,267
North Carolina (statewide)4———$5,724–$15,753
North Dakota (statewide)5$10,326$12,358$12,633$5,926–$16,346
Ohio (statewide)37$8,074$12,591$16,064$3,942–$27,890
Oklahoma (statewide)10$9,832$13,122$14,812$6,362–$31,329
Oregon (statewide)8$18,293$21,212$26,646$14,076–$33,060
Pennsylvania (statewide)28$6,959$10,956$16,680$4,108–$32,089
Philadelphia PA11$7,447$7,524$8,785$4,096–$12,243
Phoenix AZ6$4,839$4,839$5,090$4,839–$5,174
Pittsburgh PA10$7,075$12,562$14,411$5,039–$17,980
Portland OR9$13,320$13,320$24,695$13,078–$24,695
Rhode Island (statewide)3———$11,068–$14,565
Richmond VA3———$7,130–$7,208
Rio Grande Valley TX5$7,455$9,131$9,430$7,455–$9,792
Salt Lake City UT9$7,756$8,020$8,020$6,513–$8,285
San Antonio TX3———$5,912–$9,391
San Diego CA7$16,202$16,332$16,332$13,206–$17,210
San Francisco Bay Area CA4———$8,476–$27,573
Seattle-Tacoma WA16$18,206$19,727$25,275$16,482–$28,676
South Carolina (statewide)19$9,324$12,272$14,973$5,852–$15,196
South Dakota (statewide)3———$8,787–$41,844
Tampa FL6$9,341$9,341$10,155$9,341–$10,444
Tennessee (statewide)22$5,053$6,913$7,840$3,324–$14,573
Texas (statewide)77$7,061$9,029$10,387$4,299–$32,884
Utah (statewide)7$6,744$7,756$7,888$6,513–$25,202
Vermont (statewide)1———$6,816–$6,816
Virginia (statewide)20$13,159$16,996$21,108$7,224–$24,592
Washington (statewide)12$16,600$20,608$23,562$7,313–$37,385
Washington DC9$7,397$7,397$7,397$6,909–$7,472
West Virginia (statewide)6$9,003$17,904$27,588$6,185–$48,308
Wisconsin (statewide)33$9,574$9,717$11,310$4,812–$21,623

Lowest and highest 12 hospital medians

HospitalMarketMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Livingston Regional HospitalTennessee (statewide)$3,3240.5×12026-04-01
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, IncKansas (statewide)$3,3480.5×12026-01-01
King'S Daughters' Medical CenterKentucky (statewide)$3,4670.5×22026-09-25
Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals St Joseph HospiMichigan (statewide)$3,9270.5×12026-05-01
University Hospitals Portage Medical CenterOhio (statewide)$3,9420.6×32026-07-14
Chi Saint Joseph Berea NfKentucky (statewide)$3,9750.6×12026-02-28
Bradley County Medical CenterArkansas (statewide)$4,0000.6×12026-04-08
Wamego Health CenterKansas (statewide)$4,0600.6×12026-01-01
Jay HospitalFlorida (statewide)$4,0620.5×32025-12-23
Fairbanks Memorial HospitalAlaska (statewide)$4,0800.5×12026-06-16
Jefferson County HospitalMississippi (statewide)$4,0960.7×52026-09-15
Jefferson Abington HospitalPhiladelphia PA$4,0960.6×52026-09-15
Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial HospitalMaine (statewide)$33,9844.8×22026-03-30
Northern Light C A Dean HospitalMaine (statewide)$33,9844.8×22026-03-30
Northern Light Sebasticook Valley HospitalMaine (statewide)$33,9844.8×22026-03-30
Parkview Lagrange HospitalIndiana (statewide)$34,4754.5×12026-09-01
Mainehealth Waldo HospitalMaine (statewide)$35,0994.9×12025-09-09
Parkview Whitley HospitalIndiana (statewide)$35,2714.6×12026-09-01
Northern Light Mayo HospitalMaine (statewide)$35,7925.0×22026-03-30
Mary Bridge Children'S HospitalWashington (statewide)$37,3854.4×52026-08-27
Parkview Wabash Hospital, IncIndiana (statewide)$38,1885.0×12026-09-01
Same Day Surgery Center LlcSouth Dakota (statewide)$41,8445.6×22026-09-10
Mainehealth Lincoln HospitalMaine (statewide)$42,7276.0×12025-09-09
Logan Regional Medical CenterWest Virginia (statewide)$48,3086.9×12026-04-01

Every hospital is on its state's page (linked in the market table) and in the interactive explorer.

Questions

How much do commercial insurers pay hospitals for kneecap or quadriceps tendon repair?

Across 990 hospitals in 77 markets (metro areas and statewide) that post a usable dollar rate, the median commercial rate for CPT 27380, hospital outpatient is $9,560, 1.3× the same hospital's local Medicare base rate. The middle half of hospitals runs $7,352 to $14,811. Figures are each hospital's median across insurers, from its federal price-transparency file.

What does Medicare pay for kneecap or quadriceps tendon repair?

Medicare's national hospital outpatient rate for CPT 27380 is $7,413 and its surgery-center rate is $3,696, before local wage adjustment.

Which hospitals post the lowest and highest commercial rates for kneecap or quadriceps tendon repair?

Lowest medians: Livingston Regional Hospital ($3,324), Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc ($3,348), Akron Children'S Hospital ($3,449). Highest: Logan Regional Medical Center ($48,308), Mainehealth Lincoln Hospital ($42,727), Parkview Wabash Hospital, Inc ($38,188). Coverage: every hospital whose price file we could read.