CMS Price Transparency Data

Total knee replacement

Facility: Arkansas Surgical Hospital

Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$4,331

about 0.3× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $4,331–$13,083

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$12,111

Well above the fair price

about $7,780 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $4,331 This hospital $12,111 Cash price $18,349 Hospital's list price $49,130

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 AR hospitals compared.

Cheapest $3,324 Priciest $12,541

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AR hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $4,331 (about 0.3× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Arkansas Surgical Hospital charges insurers about $12,111, or about $18,349 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in No Little Rock, AR.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $4,331. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$11,801 - $17,312	90%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$11,801 - $17,312	90%
Aetnamajor	$11,801 - $26,552	90%
Cignamajor	$11,801 - $17,500	90%
Humanamajor	$11,801 - $12,111	90%
Ambetter (Centene)	$14,525 - $16,521	111%
Cigna HealthSpring	$11,801 - $12,111	90%
GEHA	$12,000 - $17,312	91%
Medica	$320 - $17,312	2%
Priority Health	$12,382 - $17,500	94%
Providence Health Plan	$12,382 - $17,500	94%
Tufts Health Plan	$12,382 - $17,500	94%
WellCare	$11,801 - $12,111	90%
+ 53 smaller / regional plans	$10,122 - $29,253

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, 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 18,349), 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 Arkansas Surgical Hospital 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Arkansas Surgical Hospital

Compare: Total knee replacement at other AR hospitals

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