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Kneecap Resurfacing Without An Implant

Vermont 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?

$1,023

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,023 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $851 to $1,202.

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 $2,344 · 10th to 90th $575 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,380
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $1,000

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,584.89

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Vermont· 21st of 51

$1,023

AK $2,692TX $355

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.