Surgery and procedures CPT 27446 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Partial knee replacement cost in Cleveland, OH — inpatient

In Cleveland, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for partial knee replacement (one compartment) as an inpatient: from $1,800.00 to $2,205.20, with a median of $2,002.60. The lowest listed price is at Southwest General Health Center — $202.60 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $4,453.80 at 11 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 27446, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,800.00Southwest General Health Center
Median$2,002.60half pay less
Highest$2,205.20in 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 Cleveland, OH.

median
Lowest $1,800.00Highest $2,205.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Southwest General Health Center lowest Middleburg Heights, OH · (440) 816-8000 ARTHROPLASTY, KNEE, CONDYLE & PLATEAU; M $1,800.00 $2,400.00 $720.00 25% Jul 1, 2026
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Metrohealth System Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Arthroplasty, Knee, Condyle & Plateau; Medial/Lateral Compartment $2,205.20 $6,300.56 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,800.00, median $2,002.60, highest $2,205.20 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $3,329.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.