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Open Surgery for a Dislocated Knee

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 27557

Open surgery to put a dislocated knee back into place when it cannot be corrected or held by manipulation alone. The joint is opened through an incision, the bones are returned to their normal alignment, and the ligament damage that accompanies a knee dislocation is assessed and treated during the same operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Surgery for a Dislocated Knee cost?

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,318$1,023 to $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,380 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $10,965Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,995
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,162professional $1,318

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
$933.25
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$29,512.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Louisiana· 25th of 51

$1,585

CA $4,467DE $1,047

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.