CMS Price Transparency Data

Total knee replacement

Facility: University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$11,489

about 0.9× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $8,348–$14,018

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $11,489 Cash price $1,677 Hospital's list price $2,795

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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	$6,182 - $12,364	47%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$6,182 - $16,588	47%
Aetnamajor	$6,062 - $12,124	46%
Cignamajor	$2,261 - $12,484	17%
Humanamajor	$6,182 - $12,364	47%
Ambetter (Centene)	$8,823 - $17,646	67%
Devoted Health	$6,302 - $12,604	48%
WellCare	$6,122 - $12,244	47%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$6,062 - $33,731

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 1,677), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 27447.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm University of Arkansas Medical Sciences is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 27447.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.