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Releasing A Stiff Knee Joint

Wyoming 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?

$5,329

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,329 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,862 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,862$1,585 to $2,344
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$3,467 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $4,266Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,818
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $1,862

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Wyoming 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

Wyoming· 8th of 51

$5,329

$1,862 physician + $3,467 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.