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Releasing A Stiff Knee Joint

New York 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?

$4,906

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,906 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $832 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$832$741 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$2,042 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $10,233Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $832

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$173.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,862.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,162.28
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,380.38
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,071.52
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,949.84
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$3,630.78
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,071.52
15 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$588.84
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$912.01
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$239.88
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$114.82
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$794.33
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$851.14
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$426.58
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$204.17
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31

Where New York 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

New York· 12th of 51

$4,906

$832 physician + $4,074 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.