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Releasing A Stiff Knee Joint

Massachusetts 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?

$3,388

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,512 to $5,012.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $955 to $7,079
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,388

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
$1,949.84
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,370.32
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$33,884.42
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,630.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$33,884.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 13.5 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts $3,388 · 32nd of 50
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.