Total knee replacement
Facility: Uch-Memorial Health System
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $12,931 compared to the $6,600 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.96× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 CO hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CO hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $6,600 (about 0.5× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Uch-Memorial Health System charges insurers about $12,931 — well above the fair price. Located in Colorado Springs, CO.
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 $6,600. 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.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $12,931 - $22,141 | 99% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $6,878 - $23,019 | 52% |
| Aetnamajor | $7,704 - $12,931 | 59% |
| Cignamajor | $12,931 | 99% |
| Humanamajor | $12,931 | 99% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $12,931 - $35,925 | 99% |
| Devoted Health | $12,931 | 99% |
| SelectHealth | $3,012 - $21,081 | 23% |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Uch-Memorial Health System
Compare: Total knee replacement at other CO hospitals
- Saint Joseph Hospital · Denver $10,318
- Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC · Lafayette $10,318
- St Thomas More Hospital · Canon City $10,660
- Lutheran Medical Center · Wheat Ridge $10,891
- Uchealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital · Woodland Park $11,314
- Uchealth Greeley Hospital · Greeley $12,867
- Poudre Valley Hospital · Fort Collins $12,931
- University of Colorado Hospital Authority · Aurora $12,931
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Uch-Memorial Health System (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $11,265
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $11,265).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Uch-Memorial Health System's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $6,600 Fair BaseRate ($13,117 Medicare)
Your bill ($31,034) is $24,434 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($6,600) and 2.4× the $13,117 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.