CMS Price Transparency Data

Total knee replacement

Facility: Northwest Medical Center

Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$13,864

about 1.1× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $3,230–$16,083

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$13,864

About the fair price

1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $13,864 This hospital $13,864 Cash price $27,095 Hospital's list price $112,895

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AZ hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $2,634 Priciest $13,864

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

A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $13,864 (about 1.1× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Northwest Medical Center charges insurers about $13,864, or about $27,095 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tucson, AZ.

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	$13,461 - $56,448	103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$13,700 - $21,667	104%
Aetnamajor	$7,413 - $67,737	57%
Cignamajor	$12,748 - $13,461	97%
Humanamajor	$13,461	103%
Ambetter (Centene)	$19,317	147%
Banner Health	$14,134	108%
Clover Health	$13,837	105%
Devoted Health	$13,864	106%
Health Net	$21,714	166%
WellCare	$14,134	108%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$9,281 - $31,510

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

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 27,095), 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 Northwest Medical Center 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 Northwest Medical Center

Compare: Total knee replacement at other AZ hospitals

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