CMS Price Transparency Data
Total knee replacement
Facility: University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$3,934
about 0.3× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $1,422–$6,340
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $3,934 Cash price $2,357 Hospital's list price $7,855
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 | $1,405 - $2,371 | 11% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,563 - $2,262 | 12% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,321 - $2,262 | 10% |
| Cignamajor | $2,240 | 17% |
| Health Net | $2,056 | 16% |
| HealthLink | $2,205 | 17% |
| HealthPartners | $2,203 | 17% |
| Meridian | $2,262 | 17% |
| Molina | $1,124 - $2,262 | 9% |
| WellCare | $1,475 | 11% |
| + 31 smaller / regional plans | $1,405 - $8,192 |
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics
Compare: Total knee replacement at other IL hospitals
- Blessing Hospital · Quincy $2,563
- OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center · Alton $4,140
- Trinity Rock Island · Rock Island $4,167
- Morrison Community Hospital · Morrison $5,849
- Edward Hospital · Naperville $6,678
- Northwest Community Hospital 1 · Arlington Heights $7,505
- Elmhurst Memorial Hospital · Elmhurst $8,847
- Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital · Evanston $10,156
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.