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Removal Of An Artificial Knee Joint

Washington 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?

$2,884

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,738 to $15,849.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $23,988
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $2,884

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
$1,513.56
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$19,952.62
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$36,307.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$870.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$22,908.68
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,398.83
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,659.59
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$35,481.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$72,443.60

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 36th of 50

$2,884

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.