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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 July 2026.

How much does Releasing A Stiff Knee Joint cost?

$1,413

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,349 to $1,479.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $9,120
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $1,413

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 45th of 50

$1,413

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.