Total knee replacement
Facility: Carlsbad Medical Center
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
On the higher side — 7 of 8 other NM hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NM hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $14,677 (about 1.1× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Carlsbad Medical Center charges insurers about $14,043, or about $11,038 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Carlsbad, NM.
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
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 | $13,126 - $56,848 | 100% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $11,906 - $99,655 | 91% |
| Aetnamajor | $92,722 | 707% |
| Cignamajor | $55,192 - $92,502 | 421% |
| Devoted Health | $14,043 | 107% |
| Molina | $13,375 - $37,162 | 102% |
| Presbyterian | $13,375 - $79,774 | 102% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $13,842 - $102,657 |
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Other Procedures at Carlsbad Medical Center
Compare: Total knee replacement at other NM hospitals
- Gila Regional Medical Center · Silver City $3,190
- UNM Hospital · Albuquerque $12,648
- Eastern New Mexico Medical Center · Roswell $13,115
- Mountain View Regional Medical Center · Las Cruces $13,115
- Presbyterian Hospital · Albuquerque $13,218
- Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital · Hobbs $13,372
- Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center · Santa Fe $13,578
- Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital · Tucumcari $15,415
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.