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Removal Of An Artificial Knee Joint

Georgia 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?

$5,623

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,623 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,388 to $10,965.

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 $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $22,387Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $3,311
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $1,585

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
$1,778.28
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$22,387.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,511.89
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,311.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 20th of 50

$5,623

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.