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Resurfacing Of The Worn Knee Joint Surfaces

California rates for HCPCS 27442

Reshapes and resurfaces the worn bearing surfaces of the knee — the rounded ends of the thigh bone and the flat top of the shin bone — so the joint glides more smoothly. Damaged surface material is taken back to a sound, even contour. It treats a knee whose surfaces have worn unevenly, without carrying out a full joint replacement.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Resurfacing Of The Worn Knee Joint Surfaces cost?

$10,233

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,233 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,761 to $14,125.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,471 · 10th to 90th $3,890 to $19,498Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $759 to $1,950
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $10,471professional $1,000

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
$3,981.07
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$23,442.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,620.87
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$28,840.32
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,348.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,949.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42,657.95
Median
$42,657.95
Typical High
$51,286.14
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$26,302.68

Where California sits

The same service costs 35.5 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

California· 8th of 50

$10,233

IN $30,903ND $871

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.