CMS Price Transparency Data
Total knee replacement
Facility: Carolina East Medical Center
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$2,324
about 0.2× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $1,082–$15,534
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $2,324 Cash price $3,308 Hospital's list price $5,513
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
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 | $1,930 | 15% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3,849 | 29% |
| Aetnamajor | $4,885 | 37% |
| Cignamajor | $5,017 | 38% |
| Humanamajor | $1,085 | 8% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $1,085 - $4,979 |
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Carolina East Medical Center
Compare: Total knee replacement at other NC hospitals
- Frye Regional Medical Center · Hickory $10,025
- Columbus Regional Healthcare System · Whiteville $12,131
- Sentara Albemarle Medical Center · Elizabeth City $12,394
- Wakemed, Raleigh Campus · Raleigh $12,438
- North Carolina Baptist Hospital · Winston-Salem $12,455
- Person Memorial Hospital · Roxboro $12,531
- Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center · Winston-Salem $12,607
- Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center · Thomasville $12,607
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.