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Kneecap Resurfacing With An Implant

Vermont rates for HCPCS 27438

Resurfaces the back of the kneecap, replacing the worn surface with an implant that glides against the groove of the thigh bone. The rest of the knee joint is left alone. It is done for pain at the front of the knee coming from a badly worn kneecap surface.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Kneecap Resurfacing With An Implant cost?

$16,747

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16,747 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,259 to the doctor who performs it, and $15,488 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,259$1,072 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$15,488$15,136 to $15,488

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,488 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $15,488Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,738
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $15,488professional $1,259

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
$15,488.17
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$15,488.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 7.7 times more in Alaska 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

Vermont· 3rd of 51

$16,747

$1,259 physician + $15,488 facility

AK $20,845MT $2,698

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.