CMS Price Transparency Data

Total knee replacement

Facility: Dallas Medical Center

Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$15,047

about 1.1× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $7,254–$17,037

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$12,834

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,213 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $15,047 This hospital $12,834 Cash price $12,833 Hospital's list price $110,981

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $2,404 Priciest $12,834

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

A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $15,047 (about 1.1× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Dallas Medical Center charges insurers about $12,834, or about $12,833 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Dallas, TX.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$6,864 - $12,834	52%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$12,834 - $47,246	98%
Aetnamajor	$1,900 - $21,176	14%
Cignamajor	$12,834 - $13,219	98%
Humanamajor	$12,834	98%
Molina	$13,476 - $19,893	103%
WellCare	$12,834	98%
WellMed	$12,834	98%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$4,594 - $25,668

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 12,833), 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 Dallas Medical Center 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.

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Other Procedures at Dallas Medical Center

Compare: Total knee replacement at other TX hospitals

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