Total knee replacement
Facility: Ochsner Laird Hospital
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MS hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $4,675 (about 0.4× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Ochsner Laird Hospital charges insurers about $17,907 — well above the fair price. Located in Union, MS.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $4,675. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 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 | $10,189 | 78% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $17,650 | 135% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $18,547 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Ochsner Laird Hospital
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 Natchez · Natchez $12,302
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.