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Removal Of An Artificial Knee Joint

Kentucky 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?

$8,318

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $10,471.

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 $8,318 · 10th to 90th $891 to $34,674
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,318

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
$851.14
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$34,673.69
Typical High
$34,673.69
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
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
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 10th of 50

$8,318

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.