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Removal Of An Artificial Knee Joint

South Dakota 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?

$2,042

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $2,344.

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 $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $4,898Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $2,570
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,089professional $1,995

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
$1,174.90
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$26,302.68

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 43rd of 50

$2,042

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.