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Removal Of An Artificial Knee Joint

Missouri 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?

$4,365

Typical facility fee. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,754 to $6,026.

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 $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $9,772
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365

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
$1,258.93
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,772.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$10,715.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$12,882.50

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 28th of 50

$4,365

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.