Load Sensor Check During Knee Replacement

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 0396T

During a knee replacement, a sensor is placed between the new joint surfaces to measure how evenly load and pressure are shared as the knee is bent and straightened. The surgeon uses the readings to fine-tune the balance of the surrounding ligaments and the position of the implant. It is billed in addition to the knee replacement itself.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Load Sensor Check During Knee Replacement cost?

$3,715

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$692	$692 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$4,169	$3,020 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $12,023Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $692 to $871

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,511.89 Median $4,168.69 Typical High $12,022.64	Facility	Global	$2,511.89	$4,168.69	$12,022.64
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,659.59 Median $2,187.76 Typical High $6,165.95	Facility	Global	$1,659.59	$2,187.76	$6,165.95
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $691.83 Median $776.25 Typical High $870.96	Professional	Global	$691.83	$776.25	$870.96

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 2089.3 times more in Ohio than in South Carolina. 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.

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OH $63,096SC $30.20

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.