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Releasing A Stiff Knee Joint

Georgia 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?

$4,571

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,188 to $7,586.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $20,417Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,622
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,571professional $1,096

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$21,877.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,621.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 18th of 50

$4,571

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.