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Removal Of An Artificial Knee Joint

Illinois 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?

$2,754

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,738 to $5,754.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $13,490Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $5,754
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $2,089

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
$1,148.15
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,182.57
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$26,915.35
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$16,982.44

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 37th of 50

$2,754

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.