CMS Price Transparency Data

Total knee replacement

Facility: Sisters of Charity Hospital

Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$1,393
about 0.1× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $1,144–$2,285
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $1,393 Cash price $4,138 Hospital's list price $4,138

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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 $856 - $1,474 7%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $749 - $1,754 6%
Aetnamajor $1,284 10%
Cignamajor $1,223 - $1,773 9%
Humanamajor $1,284 10%
Amerigroup $749 6%
Fidelis Care $1,284 - $1,467 10%
Independent Health $749 - $1,602 6%
Molina $1,685 13%
MVP Health Care $1,667 13%
UPMC Health Plan $2,201 17%
WellCare $1,284 - $1,345 10%
+ 16 smaller / regional plans $749 - $3,941
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2157 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals