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Removal Of An Artificial Knee Joint

Nebraska 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?

$8,128

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,128 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7,079 to $13,183.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $15,849Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $3,715
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $2,692

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
$7,079.46
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$19,952.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$14,125.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$19,498.45

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 12th of 50

$8,128

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.