Total knee replacement
Facility: Animas Surgical Hospital, LLC
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
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 $3,046 (about 0.2× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Animas Surgical Hospital, LLC charges insurers about $13,477, or about $40,427 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Durango, 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 $3,046. 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 | $13,375 - $13,477 | 102% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $13,477 | 103% |
| Aetnamajor | $13,477 | 103% |
| Cignamajor | $13,477 | 103% |
| Humanamajor | $13,477 | 103% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $13,477 | 103% |
| Presbyterian | $13,477 | 103% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $13,477 - $23,585 |
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 Animas Surgical Hospital, LLC
Compare: Total knee replacement at other CO hospitals
- Boulder Community Health · Boulder $2,669
- 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
- Craig Hospital · Englewood $12,775
- Uchealth Greeley Hospital · Greeley $12,867
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.