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Kneecap Resurfacing Without An Implant

South Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Kneecap Resurfacing Without An Implant cost?

$4,167

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,167 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$1,072 to $1,585
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,148 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $933 to $4,677Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,820
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $1,349

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
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,897.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,888.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,445.44
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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 Dakota· 36th of 51

$4,167

$1,349 physician + $2,818 facility

CO $14,737MT $2,143

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.