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Removal Of An Artificial Knee Joint

New York 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?

$7,244

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,715 to $11,749.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $15,849
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,244

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
$1,479.11
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,302.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$20,417.38
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$37,153.52
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
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$16,595.87
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where New York 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.

New York· 15th of 50

$7,244

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.