Total knee replacement
Facility: Highlands Medical Center
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 AL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $12,407 (about 0.9× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Highlands Medical Center charges insurers about $12,274, or about $21,642 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Scottsboro, AL.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $12,152 | 93% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $23,250 | 177% |
| Aetnamajor | $12,395 | 94% |
| Cignamajor | $12,152 - $20,000 | 93% |
| Humanamajor | $12,152 | 93% |
| Devoted Health | $12,517 | 95% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $12,152 |
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Other Procedures at Highlands Medical Center
Compare: Total knee replacement at other AL hospitals
- St Vincent's Birmingham · Birmingham $10,821
- St Vincents Blount · Oneonta $10,863
- St. Vincent's East · Birmingham $10,926
- Whitfield Regional Hospital · Demopolis $11,065
- Hill Hospital of Sumter County · York $11,065
- J Paul Jones Hospital · Camden $11,065
- Medical Center Enterprise · Enterprise $11,180
- Riverview Regional Medical Center · Gadsden $11,459
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.