CMS Price Transparency Data

Total knee replacement

Facility: University of Kansas Hospital

Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$3,924

about 0.3× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $3,433–$15,977

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$20,246

Well above the fair price

about $16,322 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $3,924 This hospital $20,246 Cash price $15,781 Hospital's list price $78,907

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

Highest price of the 9 KS hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $2,488 Priciest $20,246

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

A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $3,924 (about 0.3× the $13,117 Medicare rate). University of Kansas Hospital charges insurers about $20,246, or about $15,781 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Kansas City, KS.

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 $3,924. 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.

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	$4,264 - $19,179	33%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$4,264 - $25,711	33%
Aetnamajor	$11,987 - $16,781	91%
Humanamajor	$11,987 - $12,226	91%
Ambetter (Centene)	$20,377	155%
Devoted Health	$11,987	91%
Oscar Health	$22,775	174%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$11,987 - $35,960

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 15,781), 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 University of Kansas 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at University of Kansas Hospital

Compare: Total knee replacement at other KS hospitals

Sck Health · Arkansas City $2,488
Children's Mercy South · Overland Park $2,533
Minneola District Hospital · Minneola $2,550
Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center · Chanute $2,653
Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital Inc · Wichita $5,764
Hospital District #1 of Rice County · Lyons $8,620
Scott County Hospital · Scott City $10,013
Salina Surgical Hospital · Salina $11,669

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