Total knee replacement
Facility: Merit Health Natchez
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
On the higher side — 7 of 8 other MS hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $12,549 (about 1.0× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Merit Health Natchez charges insurers about $12,302, or about $26,442 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Natchez, MS.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $7,709 - $22,402 | 59% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $17,827 | 136% |
| Aetnamajor | $12,362 - $82,852 | 94% |
| Cignamajor | $1,300 | 10% |
| Humanamajor | $22,402 | 171% |
| CareSource | $10,001 | 76% |
| Devoted Health | $12,242 | 93% |
| Molina | $10,589 - $20,179 | 81% |
| WellCare | $12,456 | 95% |
| + 18 smaller / regional plans | $6,154 - $102,831 |
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Other Procedures at Merit Health Natchez
Compare: Total knee replacement at other MS hospitals
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County · Starkville $4,481
- Singing River Gulfport · Gulfport $11,345
- Merit Health Wesley · Hattiesburg $11,417
- Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $11,576
- Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock · Bay Saint Louis $11,932
- Singing River Health System · Pascagoula $12,023
- Merit Health River Region · Vicksburg $12,242
- Merit Health River Oaks · Flowood $12,587
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.