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Releasing A Stiff Knee Joint

Michigan 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?

$4,898

Typical facility fee. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,898 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,169 to $6,607.

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 $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $6,918
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,898

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
$1,047.13
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $4,898 · 17th 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.