Total knee replacement
Facility: Penn State Health Lancaster 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 $13,400 (about 1.0× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center charges insurers about $12,598, or about $24,246 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lancaster, 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 | $12,598 - $52,355 | 96% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10,708 - $55,059 | 82% |
| Aetnamajor | $12,724 - $50,256 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $51,309 | 391% |
| Humanamajor | $12,724 | 97% |
| AmeriHealth | $10,708 - $12,598 | 82% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $12,724 | 97% |
| Geisinger | $11,338 - $55,734 | 86% |
| HealthPartners | $11,716 - $12,850 | 89% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $12,850 - $61,789 | 98% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $11,779 - $15,748 |
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Other Procedures at Penn State Health Lancaster 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.