Total knee replacement
Facility: Tristar Northcrest Medical Center
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 TN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TN hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $14,123 (about 1.1× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Tristar Northcrest Medical Center charges insurers about $18,954 — above the fair price. Located in Springfield, TN.
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 $14,123. 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.
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 | $4,851 - $29,870 | 37% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $32,971 | 251% |
| Aetnamajor | $20,979 - $26,035 | 160% |
| Cignamajor | $29,454 - $33,471 | 225% |
| Humanamajor | $4,013 - $14,000 | 31% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $18,954 - $19,712 | 145% |
| Bright Health | $12,950 - $26,677 | 99% |
| Devoted Health | $15,396 | 117% |
| Oscar Health | $30,445 | 232% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $2,550 - $16,012 |
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 Tristar Northcrest Medical Center
Compare: Total knee replacement at other TN hospitals
- Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma · Gallatin $3,055
- Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th · Carthage $3,512
- Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery · Nashville $3,613
- Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski · Pulaski $4,327
- Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest · Winchester $4,327
- Starr Regional Medical Center Athens · Athens $4,327
- Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence · Lawrenceburg $4,327
- Marshall Medical Center · Lewisburg $8,302
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.