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Resurfacing Of The Worn Knee Joint Surfaces

Texas 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?

$4,365

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,862 to $12,882.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $23,988
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,365

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
$1,000.00
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$42,657.95
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42,657.95
Median
$42,657.95
Typical High
$51,286.14
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,905.46
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$13,489.63

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 32nd of 50

$4,365

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.