CMS Price Transparency Data
Total knee replacement
Facility: University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$3,829
about 0.3× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $2,793–$5,414
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $3,829 Cash price $3,506 Hospital's list price $5,009
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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 | $1,145 - $17,281 | 9% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,066 - $12,959 | 8% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,046 - $41,420 | 8% |
| Humanamajor | $12,470 | 95% |
| HealthPartners | $1,066 - $12,589 | 8% |
| Molina | $1,046 - $1,145 | 8% |
| Oscar Health | $6,310 | 48% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $8,514 | 65% |
| + 10 smaller / regional plans | $1,046 - $12,959 |
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics
Compare: Total knee replacement at other IA hospitals
- Henry County Health Center · Mount Pleasant $2,402
- Wayne County Hospital · Corydon $2,426
- Jones Regional Medical Center · Anamosa $2,495
- Orange City Area Health System · Orange City $2,550
- Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion · Clarion $2,557
- Davis County Hospital · Bloomfield $2,557
- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center · West Burlington $2,662
- Audubon County Memorial Hospital · Audubon $2,740
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.