Total knee replacement
Facility: Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 3 VT hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 3 VT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $2,853 (about 0.2× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care charges insurers about $2,360, or about $5,177 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Burlington, VT.
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 | $839 - $12,967 | 6% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,216 - $13,227 | 9% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,192 - $12,967 | 9% |
| Cignamajor | $4,536 | 35% |
| Humanamajor | $1,192 - $12,967 | 9% |
| Fidelis Care | $1,371 - $14,264 | 10% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $4,142 | 32% |
| MagnaCare | $4,142 | 32% |
| MVP Health Care | $1,013 - $13,291 | 8% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $1,192 - $13,291 |
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Other Procedures at Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care
Compare: Total knee replacement at other VT hospitals
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.