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Releasing A Stiff Knee Joint

Maryland 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?

$912

Typical facility fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $813 to $1,259.

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 $851 · 10th to 90th $589 to $6,607Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,445
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $851professional $912

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
$0.98
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,548.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 48th of 50

$912

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.