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Removal Of An Artificial Knee Joint

West Virginia 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?

$1,175

Typical facility fee. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,175 to $1,778.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,630
$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,175

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
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,630.27
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,548.82
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
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$35,481.34

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 48th of 50

$1,175

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.