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Kneecap Resurfacing Without An Implant

Iowa rates for HCPCS 27437

Reshapes the surface of the kneecap where it meets the thigh bone, without placing an implant. The joint surface is smoothed and no artificial part is used. The patient's own bone is left in place.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Kneecap Resurfacing Without An Implant cost?

$4,467

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,479 to $7,079.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $631 to $2,630
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,248professional $1,230

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$17,782.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$19,054.61

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 34.7 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Iowa· 25th of 50

$4,467

IN $22,387WV $646

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.