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Releasing A Stiff Knee Joint

Idaho 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 October 2026.

How much does Releasing A Stiff Knee Joint cost?

$3,736

Typical total for the visit. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,736 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,445$1,259 to $1,622
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,862 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $1,778
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $1,445

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,258.93
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$10,715.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,949.84
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$6,309.57
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,737.80
23 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$223.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Idaho· 24th of 51

$3,736

$1,445 physician + $2,291 facility

WI $8,115MD $2,591

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.