CMS Price Transparency Data
Total knee replacement
Facility: Bayou Bend Health System
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$3,755
about 0.3× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $3,165–$12,597
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $3,755 Cash price $2,119 Hospital's list price $3,027
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 | $1,423 - $1,514 | 11% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,362 - $16,433 | 10% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,514 - $2,058 | 12% |
| Humanamajor | $1,514 - $1,968 | 12% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $1,741 | 13% |
| AmeriHealth | $2,130 | 16% |
| Health Net | $1,514 - $2,270 | 12% |
| WellCare | $1,514 | 12% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $1,514 - $2,573 |
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Bayou Bend Health System
Compare: Total knee replacement at other LA hospitals
- West Jefferson Medical Center · Marrero $2,847
- Desoto Regional Health System · Mansfield $4,040
- St James Parish Hospital · Lutcher $7,422
- University Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans $10,000
- Park Place Surgical Hospital · Lafayette $11,401
- Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital · Hammond $11,491
- Ochsner University Hospital and Clinics · Lafayette $11,695
- Ochsner LSU Health Monroe · Monroe $11,695
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.