CMS Price Transparency Data

Total knee replacement

Facility: Windham Community Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$5,979

about 0.5× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $3,688–$17,334

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,247

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $732 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $5,979 This hospital $5,247 Cash price $7,390 Hospital's list price $7,390

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How this hospital compares to other CT hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 CT hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $5,247 Priciest $15,382

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

A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $5,979 (about 0.5× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Windham Community Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $5,247, or about $7,390 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Willimantic, CT.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$4,082 - $5,247	31%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,496 - $34,668	27%
Aetnamajor	$2,691 - $5,378	21%
Cignamajor	$3,023	23%
Molina	$5,247 - $34,000	40%
Tufts Health Plan	$5,247	40%
WellCare	$5,352	41%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$2,702 - $5,247

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 7,390), 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 Windham Community Memorial 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 Windham Community Memorial Hospital

Compare: Total knee replacement at other CT hospitals

Midstate Medical Center · Meriden $5,247
William W Backus Hospital · Norwich $5,247
Hartford Hospital · Hartford $5,247
The Hospital of Central Connecticut · New Britain $5,247
St Vincent's Medical Center · Bridgeport $5,365
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital · Torrington $14,689
John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connect · Farmington $15,151
Bristol Hospital · Bristol $15,382

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