CMS Price Transparency Data
Total knee replacement
Facility: University of Michigan Health System
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$1,844
about 0.1× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $1,167–$7,041
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $1,844 Cash price $2,835 Hospital's list price $7,087
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 | $828 - $5,174 | 6% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $828 - $2,275 | 6% |
| Aetnamajor | $828 - $4,677 | 6% |
| Humanamajor | $1,143 - $1,220 | 9% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $828 | 6% |
| AmeriHealth | $915 - $976 | 7% |
| Health Net | $4,961 | 38% |
| Meridian | $1,143 - $1,220 | 9% |
| Molina | $828 - $1,244 | 6% |
| Paramount | $1,143 - $5,882 | 9% |
| Priority Health | $828 - $7,087 | 6% |
| + 20 smaller / regional plans | $828 - $6,024 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
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 Michigan Health System
Compare: Total knee replacement at other MI hospitals
- Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe · Grosse Pointe $2,893
- Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital · Warren $3,190
- Ascension River District Hospital · East China $3,190
- Beaumont Hospital, Troy · Troy $3,262
- Ascension Genesys Hospital · Grand Blanc $11,056
- Straith Hospital for Special Surgery · Southfield $11,513
- Corewell Health Wayne Hospital · Wayne $11,902
- Corewell Health Trenton Hospital · Trenton $11,902
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.