CMS Price Transparency Data
Total knee replacement
Facility: Valley County Health System
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$1,669
about 0.1× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $1,077–$3,350
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $1,669
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✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 | $1,046 - $2,393 | 8% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,046 - $2,104 | 8% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,099 | 8% |
| Humanamajor | $1,067 | 8% |
| Medica | $1,046 - $2,118 | 8% |
| Molina | $2,417 - $2,464 | 18% |
| WellCare | $1,078 | 8% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $1,078 - $2,393 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Valley County Health System
Compare: Total knee replacement at other NE hospitals
- Cherry County Hospital · Valentine $2,393
- The Nebraska Medical Center · Omaha $2,459
- Regional West Medical Center · Scottsbluff $2,512
- CHI Health Schuyler · Schuyler $3,348
- CHI Health St. Marys · Nebraska City $3,348
- CHI Health Plainview Hospital · Plainview $3,348
- CHI Health St. Elizabeth · Lincoln $12,418
- CHI Health Nebraska Heart · Lincoln $12,418
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.