CMS Price Transparency Data
Total knee replacement
Facility: Gifford Medical Center
Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$1,629
about 0.1× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $1,037–$2,734
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $1,629 Cash price $1,808 Hospital's list price $3,615
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
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 | $1,192 - $3,434 | 9% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,228 - $3,239 | 9% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,398 - $3,434 | 26% |
| Cignamajor | $2,258 - $2,892 | 17% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $2,000 - $2,892 | 15% |
| MVP Health Care | $1,192 - $3,073 | 9% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $1,192 - $1,627 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Gifford Medical Center
Compare: Total knee replacement at other VT hospitals
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $2,360
- Central Vermont Medical Center · Barre $2,858
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $3,045
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.