CMS Price Transparency Data
Total knee replacement
Facility: Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$1,935
about 0.1× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $1,514–$5,757
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $1,935 Cash price $5,889 Hospital's list price $6,543
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✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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 | $1,159 - $2,073 | 9% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,333 - $2,296 | 10% |
| Cignamajor | $2,545 | 19% |
| Humanamajor | $1,333 | 10% |
| GEHA | $6,085 | 46% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $1,159 - $6,216 |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital
Compare: Total knee replacement at other MT hospitals
- St James Hospital · Butte $13,253
- St. Patrick Hospital · Missoula $13,510
- Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital · Billings $25,734
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.