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Releasing A Stiff Knee Joint

South 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 October 2026.

How much does Releasing A Stiff Knee Joint cost?

$2,897

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,897 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$759$427 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,380 to $10,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $933 to $18,197Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,072
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $759

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
$933.25
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$19,054.61
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,445.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,071.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,348.96
12 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
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$724.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$199.53

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 42nd of 51

$2,897

$759 physician + $2,138 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.