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Releasing A Stiff Knee Joint

Ohio 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?

$2,641

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,641 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$646$219 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,047 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $759 to $9,120Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $89 to $1,047
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $646

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
$2,691.53
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$5,128.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,445.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$912.01
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,445.44
10 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
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$169.82

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 48th of 51

$2,641

$646 physician + $1,995 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.