Total knee replacement
Facility: Crouse Hospital
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $11,194 (about 0.9× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Crouse Hospital charges insurers about $16,026 — above the fair price. Located in Syracuse, NY.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $11,194. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 | $3,081 - $16,026 | 23% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3,081 - $28,782 | 23% |
| Aetnamajor | $16,026 | 122% |
| Humanamajor | $16,026 | 122% |
| CDPHP | $16,026 | 122% |
| EmblemHealth | $16,026 | 122% |
| Fidelis Care | $3,081 - $23,559 | 23% |
| Molina | $3,081 - $6,932 | 23% |
| MVP Health Care | $6,932 - $33,604 | 53% |
| WellCare | $3,081 - $16,828 | 23% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $3,081 - $36,059 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Crouse Hospital
Compare: Total knee replacement at other NY hospitals
- Brooks-Tlc Hospital System, Inc · Dunkirk $2,599
- Nassau University Medical Center · East Meadow $2,954
- Arnot Ogden Medical Center · Elmira $3,804
- Metropolitan Hospital Center · New York $4,237
- Harlem Hospital Center · New York $4,254
- Jacobi Medical Center · Bronx $4,265
- South Brooklyn Health · Brooklyn $4,323
- Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases · New York $4,587
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.