CMS Price Transparency Data
Total knee replacement
Facility: Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$10,294
about 0.8× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $2,139–$13,522
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $10,294 Cash price $46,531 Hospital's list price $84,603
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $2,136 - $59,222 | 16% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2,136 - $49,611 | 16% |
| Aetnamajor | $10,152 - $42,809 | 77% |
| Cignamajor | $10,152 - $50,762 | 77% |
| Humanamajor | $10,152 - $71,912 | 77% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $56,684 - $84,603 | 432% |
| Health Net | $122 - $54,992 | 1% |
| HealthPartners | $54,992 | 419% |
| Molina | $16,349 | 125% |
| Sentara | $3,097 | 24% |
| + 63 smaller / regional plans | $116 - $114,214 |
Government programs also on file: Medicaid, 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 Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Compare: Total knee replacement at other CA hospitals
- Banner Lassen Medical Center · Susanville $2,457
- Southwest Healthcare Rancho Springs Hospital · Murrieta $2,694
- Valley Children's Hospital · Madera $2,991
- Palmdale Regional Medical Center · Palmdale $3,833
- Corona Regional Medical Center · Corona $3,851
- Mercy Medical Center · Merced $5,819
- Riverside Community Hospital · Riverside $5,892
- Mercy Hospital · Bakersfield $7,065
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.