Total knee replacement
Facility: Lewisgale Medical Center
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 VA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 VA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $16,478 (about 1.3× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Lewisgale Medical Center charges insurers about $29,307 — well above the fair price. Located in Salem, VA.
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 $16,478. 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.
4 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 | $44,622 | 340% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $26,840 - $29,822 | 205% |
| Aetnamajor | $30,796 - $31,244 | 235% |
| Humanamajor | $14,000 | 107% |
| Devoted Health | $15,658 | 119% |
| Sentara | $29,307 | 223% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $1,995 - $43,534 |
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 Lewisgale Medical Center
Compare: Total knee replacement at other VA hospitals
- Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center · Portsmouth $12,527
- Mary Immaculate Hospital · Newport News $12,527
- Bon Secours Southside Medical Center · Petersburg $12,527
- Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center · Midlothian $12,527
- Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center · Suffolk $12,527
- Riverside Regional Medical Center · Newport News $12,734
- Riverside Walter Reed Hospital · Gloucester $12,734
- Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg · Williamsburg $12,734
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.