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Releasing A Stiff Knee Joint

Montana 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?

$2,607

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,607 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,318 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,288$832 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,318$1,288 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,630Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $85 to $1,380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,318professional $1,288

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Montana 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

Montana· 50th of 51

$2,607

$1,288 physician + $1,318 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.