Total knee replacement
Facility: Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $4,339 (about 0.3× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi charges insurers about $3,925, or about $5,002 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Des Moines, IA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 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 | $1,202 - $33,044 | 9% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,168 - $2,935 | 9% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,145 - $32,178 | 9% |
| Cignamajor | $3,045 | 23% |
| Humanamajor | $1,202 | 9% |
| Amerigroup | $12,397 | 95% |
| HealthPartners | $2,632 - $16,632 | 20% |
| Molina | $1,168 - $13,124 | 9% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $1,202 - $13,510 |
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Other Procedures at Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi
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.