CMS Price Transparency Data
Total knee replacement
Facility: Medical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
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A fair price for this
$11,421
about 0.9× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $8,410–$12,175
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $11,421 Cash price $1,726 Hospital's list price $2,301
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
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente
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 | $1,975 - $12,918 | 15% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $11,626 | 89% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,611 - $11,743 | 12% |
| Cignamajor | $564 - $12,213 | 4% |
| Humanamajor | $1,956 - $12,448 | 15% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $16,147 | 123% |
| GEHA | $1,611 | 12% |
| + 11 smaller / regional plans | $1,150 - $13,505 |
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Medical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System
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.