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Resurfacing Of The Worn Knee Joint Surfaces

Minnesota 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?

$5,129

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,455 to $11,749.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $38,019
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $5,129

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
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$58,884.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$33,113.11

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 26th of 50

$5,129

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.