CMS Price Transparency Data

Total knee replacement

Facility: Bronson Methodist Hospital

Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$6,096
about 0.5× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $4,471–$8,864
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $6,096 Cash price $4,006 Hospital's list price $5,007

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What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 $1,236 - $35,323 9%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $1,236 - $12,549 9%
Aetnamajor $1,285 - $13,051 10%
Meridian $1,298 - $13,176 10%
Priority Health $1,236 - $12,549 9%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans $1,236 - $15,686
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 601 John Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals