Total knee replacement
Facility: Merit Health Wesley
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other MS hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
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 $12,077 (about 0.9× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Merit Health Wesley charges insurers about $11,417, or about $19,767 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hattiesburg, 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 | $4,131 - $11,402 | 31% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $17,827 | 136% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,200 - $11,545 | 9% |
| Cignamajor | $9,504 | 72% |
| Humanamajor | $11,209 | 85% |
| CareSource | $10,001 | 76% |
| Devoted Health | $11,433 | 87% |
| Molina | $10,589 - $19,383 | 81% |
| WellCare | $11,630 | 89% |
| + 16 smaller / regional plans | $8,796 - $75,304 |
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Other Procedures at Merit Health Wesley
Compare: Total knee replacement at other MS hospitals
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County · Starkville $4,481
- Singing River Gulfport · Gulfport $11,345
- 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 Natchez · Natchez $12,302
- Merit Health River Oaks · Flowood $12,587
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.