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Resurfacing Of The Worn Knee Joint Surfaces

Colorado 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?

$12,882

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,882 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,236 to $25,704.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,490 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $43,652Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $813 to $3,890
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $13,490professional $1,259

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$58,884.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$39,810.72
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,778.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,890.45
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$20,417.38

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 5th of 50

$12,882

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.