Total knee replacement
Facility: Orange City Area Health System
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 IA hospitals compared.
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 $2,130 (about 0.2× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Orange City Area Health System charges insurers about $2,550, or about $2,971 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Orange City, IA.
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 $2,130. 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.
2 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 | $2,353 | 18% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2,443 | 19% |
| HealthPartners | $2,609 - $2,870 | 20% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $2,491 | 19% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $2,175 |
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 Orange City Area Health System
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
- 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
- Shenandoah Medical Center · Shenandoah $2,935
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.