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Resurfacing Of The Worn Knee Joint Surfaces

North Carolina 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?

$1,660

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,122 to $8,710.

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 $1,660 · 10th to 90th $851 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $1,995
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $1,660professional $1,479

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
$851.14
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$15,848.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$23,988.33
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42,657.95
Median
$51,286.14
Typical High
$51,286.14

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 50

$1,660

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.