Total knee replacement
Facility: Milton S Hershey Medical Center
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 $13,025 (about 1.0× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Milton S Hershey Medical Center charges insurers about $13,753, or about $27,708 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hershey, 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 | $13,889 - $60,300 | 106% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $11,574 - $73,226 | 88% |
| Aetnamajor | $13,753 - $56,645 | 105% |
| Cignamajor | $53,467 | 408% |
| Humanamajor | $13,753 | 105% |
| AmeriHealth | $11,574 - $13,617 | 88% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $13,753 | 105% |
| Geisinger | $12,255 - $62,324 | 93% |
| HealthPartners | $12,663 - $13,889 | 97% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $13,889 - $61,789 | 106% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $12,731 - $17,021 |
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Other Procedures at Milton S Hershey Medical Center
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.