Surgery and procedures CPT 27446 Outpatient

Partial knee replacement cost in Cincinnati, OH

In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for partial knee replacement (one compartment) (one side of the body): from $35,906.39 to $42,880.72, with a median of $41,312.95. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital — $5,406.56 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $38,609.67 at 12 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 27446, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$35,906.39Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital

Median$41,312.95half of hospitals charge less

Highest$42,880.72in this market

Difference1.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.

median

Lowest $35,906.39Highest $43,639.22

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital one side lowest Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 Arthrp Knee Condyle&Plateau Medial/Lat Cmprt\|RIGHT SIDE source file	$35,906.39	$59,843.98	$12,728.77–$12,983.34	40%
Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital one side Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 Arthrp Knee Condyle&Plateau Medial/Lat Cmprt\|LEFT SIDE source file	$41,180.45	$68,634.08	$12,728.77	40%
Mercy Health Anderson Hospital one side Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 Arthrp Knee Condyle&Plateau Medial/Lat Cmprt\|LEFT SIDE source file	$41,312.95	$68,854.92	$12,511.55–$12,761.78	40%
The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health one side Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 Arthrp Knee Condyle&Plateau Medial/Lat Cmprt\|RIGHT SIDE source file	$42,880.72	$71,467.87	$12,511.55–$12,761.78	40%
The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health one side Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 Arthrp Knee Condyle&Plateau Medial/Lat Cmprt\|LEFT SIDE source file	$43,639.22	$72,732.03	$12,511.55–$12,761.78	40%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

One side of the body : lowest $35,906.39, median $41,312.95, highest $42,880.72 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

This code covers replacing only the worn part of the knee joint, usually the inner side, instead of the whole joint.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.