CMS Price Transparency Data

Total knee replacement

Facility: Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc

Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$20,383

about 1.6× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $5,298–$30,089

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$35,662

Above the fair price

about $15,279 over the fair price · 2.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $20,383 This hospital $35,662 Cash price $26,233

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other OK hospitals

Highest price of the 9 OK hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $2,658 Priciest $35,662

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OK hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $20,383 (about 1.6× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc charges insurers about $35,662, or about $26,233 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Duncan, OK.

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 $20,383. 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.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareAetnaCignaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$33,876 - $53,188	258%
Humanamajor	$13,116	100%
Friday Health	$33,447	255%

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 26,233), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 27447.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 27447.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc

Compare: Total knee replacement at other OK hospitals

Ascension St John Medical Center · Tulsa $2,658
St John Owasso · Owasso $2,658
Ascension St John Sapulpa · Sapulpa $2,658
Ascension St John Jane Phillips · Bartlesville $3,265
Ascension St John Nowata · Nowata $3,265
Integris Southwest Medical Center · Oklahoma City $10,043
Beaver County Memorial Hospital · Beaver $10,521
O U Medical Center · Oklahoma City $12,287

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.