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Releasing A Stiff Knee Joint

Kentucky 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?

$3,085

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,085 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$794$692 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,175 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $832 to $8,511Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $661 to $1,202
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $794

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
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,548.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$144.54
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,677.35
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,412.54
6 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
$346.74
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$616.60

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 38th of 51

$3,085

$794 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.