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Removal Of An Artificial Knee Joint

Colorado rates for HCPCS 27488

Takes out an implanted artificial knee joint along with the bone cement holding it in place. A temporary spacer may be set into the gap to hold it open, often carrying antibiotic when infection is the reason. Any new joint is put in at a later operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of An Artificial Knee Joint cost?

$13,490

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13,490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,802 to $20,893.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,804 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $35,481Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $5,129
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $13,804professional $1,738

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
$2,754.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$38,904.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,454.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,128.61
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$22,908.68

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 169.8 times more in Wyoming than in Maine. 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.

Colorado· 4th of 50

$13,490

WY $25,704ME $151

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.