Total knee replacement
Facility: Lehigh Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $12,888 (about 1.0× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Lehigh Valley Hospital charges insurers about $14,093 — about the fair price. Located in Allentown, PA.
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
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 | $954 - $45,598 | 7% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $986 - $43,393 | 8% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,125 - $74,438 | 9% |
| Cignamajor | $13,825 | 105% |
| Humanamajor | $14,227 | 108% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $40,709 | 310% |
| AmeriHealth | $854 - $13,825 | 7% |
| Devoted Health | $14,227 | 108% |
| Geisinger | $970 - $58,992 | 7% |
| HealthPartners | $1,048 - $26,844 | 8% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $1,277 - $65,365 | 10% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $1,048 - $78,270 |
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Other Procedures at Lehigh Valley Hospital
Compare: Total knee replacement at other PA hospitals
- Advanced Surgical Hospital · Washington $3,138
- UPMC Wellsboro · Wellsboro $3,363
- Jefferson Abington Hospital · Abington $6,011
- UPMC Kane · Kane $6,479
- Conemaugh Miners Medical Center · Hastings $6,561
- Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center · Johnstown $7,408
- Jefferson Lansdale Hospital · Lansdale $7,742
- UPMC St Margaret · Pittsburgh $10,591
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.