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Resurfacing Of The Worn Knee Joint Surfaces

Washington 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?

$2,188

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,318 to $16,218.

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 $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $35,481
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $2,188

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
$1,122.02
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$19,952.62
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,302.68
Median
$40,738.03
Typical High
$72,443.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$25,118.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$21,379.62
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,778.28
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$6,456.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,915.35
Median
$38,904.51
Typical High
$70,794.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$72,443.60

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 42nd of 50

$2,188

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.