CMS Price Transparency Data

Total knee replacement

Facility: Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital

Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$17,262

about 1.3× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $13,108–$20,353

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$17,983

About the fair price

about $721 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $17,262 This hospital $17,983

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $2,457 Priciest $17,983

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

A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $17,262 (about 1.3× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital charges insurers about $17,983 — about the fair price. Located in Santa Monica, CA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$16,349 - $47,391	125%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$5,997 - $20,265	46%
Aetnamajor	$16,513	126%
Providence Health Plan	$17,983	137%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$16,349 - $45,999

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

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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, 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 Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic 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.

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Other Procedures at Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital

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.