CPT 27441 · 960 hospitals reporting

Revision of knee joint

The same procedure costs $273 at one hospital and $43,070 at another — a 158× spread for what's billed under the same code. Median: $4,053.

Cheapest published

$273

2 entries below $50 already filtered. Remaining low values usually reflect partial-cost line items (professional fee only), not full bills.

Median across 960 hospitals

$4,053

The realistic middle of the cash-price distribution. Use this as your benchmark.

Most expensive

$43,070

Highest published price. Often a gross-charge "list price" rarely actually paid.

Price distribution

98 hospitals · log-scale x-axis

Each bar = number of hospitals charging in that price range. Emerald bar contains the median. Amber dots = entries we flagged as likely partial-cost line items (excluded from the table below).

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Why some prices look unrealistically low or high

Hospitals publish their machine-readable files (MRFs) the way they choose. A single procedure code can appear with very different prices depending on what's being charged:

Global price — facility + implant + anesthesia + surgeon. This is what you'd actually be billed.
Professional fee only — surgeon's portion. Often $500–$2,500 for a major procedure that costs $20K+ globally.
Facility fee only — operating room and recovery, no implant or surgeon.
Per-unit / per-minute charges — e.g. anesthesia time billed at $0.68/min appearing under a CPT code.
Rate multipliers — values like 0.85 meaning "85% of Medicare" rather than dollars.

We filter the most obvious artifacts (under $50, or 25× above the median), but rows in the $500–$2K range for a major procedure are typically professional-only and we can't always tell. Use the median and high-end as the realistic range; treat very low rows as partial-cost line items, not full bills.

500 hospitals reporting

Hospital	State	Gross	Cash price	Min negotiated	Max negotiated	Your insurer
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - MARSHALLTOWN	IA	$5,066	$4,053	—	—	5 insurers
TRINITY - BETTENDORF	IA	$5,066	$4,053	—	—	4 insurers
GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$5,066	$4,053	—	—	5 insurers
JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$5,066	$4,053	—	—	5 insurers
SUMMIT SURGICAL, LLC	KS	$5,140	$4,112	—	—	5 insurers
THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT HEALTH NETWORK-ALICE HY	NY	$3,370	$3,370	—	—	5 insurers
GIBSON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL	IL	$5,003	$5,003	—	—	5 insurers
GIBSON GENERAL HOSPITAL	IN	$5,003	$5,003	—	—	5 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN NORTHERN CALIF	CA	$3,033	$3,033	—	—	0 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN	IL	$3,033	$3,033	—	—	0 insurers
THE SHRINERS' HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN - BOSTON	MA	$3,033	$3,033	—	—	1 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN	MO	$3,033	$3,033	—	—	0 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN	OH	$3,033	$3,033	—	—	0 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN - PORTLAND	OR	$3,033	$3,033	—	—	0 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN - PHILADELPHIA	PA	$3,033	$3,033	—	—	0 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN	SC	$3,033	$3,033	—	—	0 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN	TX	$3,033	$3,033	—	—	0 insurers
SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN	WA	$3,033	$3,033	—	—	0 insurers
RIVER'S EDGE HOSPITAL & CLINIC	MN	$3,541	$2,833	—	—	5 insurers
UNIVERSITY OF MD ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER	MD	$2,795	$2,795	—	—	1 insurers
BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE ORTHOPEDIC AND SPINE HOSPI	TX	$4,622	$2,773	$2,542	$8,427	5 insurers
TEXAS SCOTTISH RITE HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN	TX	$2,722	$2,722	—	—	5 insurers
FLUSHING HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	NY	$2,612	$2,612	—	—	5 insurers
CHEYENNE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	WY	$3,509	$2,456	—	—	2 insurers
TRINITY ROCK ISLAND	IL	$2,533	$2,026	—	—	4 insurers
TRINITY MUSCATINE	IA	$2,533	$2,026	—	—	3 insurers
TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$2,533	$2,026	—	—	3 insurers
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	IA	$2,533	$2,026	—	—	3 insurers
UNITYPOINT HEALTH - DES MOINES IOWA METHODIST MEDI	IA	$2,533	$2,026	—	—	3 insurers
ALLEN HOSPITAL	IA	$2,533	$2,026	—	—	4 insurers
FINLEY HOSPITAL	IA	$2,533	$2,026	—	—	5 insurers
ST LUKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	IA	$2,533	$2,026	—	—	3 insurers
GRUNDY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	IA	$2,533	$2,026	—	—	4 insurers
CHAMPLAIN VALLEY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CTR	NY	$1,976	$1,976	—	—	5 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO	CA	$17,833	$6,242	$14,657	$40,713	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL-SANTA CLARA	CA	$17,833	$6,242	$14,657	$40,713	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL AND REHAB CENTER	CA	$17,833	$6,242	$14,657	$40,713	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - OAKLAND/RICHMOND	CA	$17,833	$6,242	$14,657	$40,713	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN FRANCISCO	CA	$17,833	$6,242	$14,657	$40,713	3 insurers
KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SACRAMENTO	CA	$17,833	$6,242	$14,657	$40,713	3 insurers