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Releasing A Stiff Knee Joint

Arizona rates for HCPCS 27435

Cuts through the tightened capsule and scar tissue around the knee so a joint that has stiffened up can bend and straighten further. It is used when a knee has lost movement after injury, prolonged immobilization or earlier surgery, and therapy alone has not restored it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Releasing A Stiff Knee Joint cost?

$4,365

Typical facility fee. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,754 to $5,754.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $7,943
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,365

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
$2,187.76
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,456.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,918.31

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Arizona· 21st of 50

$4,365

IN $10,715WV $794

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.