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Releasing A Stiff Knee Joint

North Carolina 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?

$1,660

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,023 to $7,586.

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 $1,660 · 10th to 90th $794 to $10,471Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $1,862
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $1,259

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
$794.33
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$14,791.08
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$33,884.42
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 41st of 50

$1,660

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.