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Releasing A Stiff Knee Joint

Virginia 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?

$5,277

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,277 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,365 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$912$813 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,365$1,585 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $851 to $10,965Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,259
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $912

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
$912.01
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,258.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$691.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$154.88
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,258.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,949.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,479.11
6 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
$426.58
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 9th of 51

$5,277

$912 physician + $4,365 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.