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Removal Of An Artificial Knee Joint

Iowa 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?

$4,898

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,898 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,399 to $7,079.

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 $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $13,490Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $3,981
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $2,239

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
$1,862.09
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$11,220.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$33,884.42

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 26th of 50

$4,898

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.