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Resurfacing Of The Worn Knee Joint Surfaces

Illinois 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?

$2,754

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,445 to $5,623.

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 $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $12,882Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $955 to $4,467
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,311professional $1,514

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
$891.25
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$22,387.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$16,982.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,466.84
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$14,454.40

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 39th of 50

$2,754

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.