Total knee replacement in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Total knee replacement: from $780.48 to $39,667.28, with a median of $926.82. The lowest listed price is at Bluffton Health System LLC.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 27447, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Health System LLC lowest Bluffton, IN 27447,LT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $780.48 | $3,252.00 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN 27447 TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $780.48 | $3,252.00 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN 27447,RT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $780.48 | $3,252.00 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN 27447 TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $878.04 | $3,252.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN 27447,LT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $878.04 | $3,252.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN 27447 TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $878.04 | $3,252.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN 27447,RT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $878.04 | $3,252.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN 27447,LT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $878.04 | $3,252.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN 27447,RT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $878.04 | $3,252.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN 27447 TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $975.60 | $3,252.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN 27447,RT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $975.60 | $3,252.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN 27447,LT TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $975.60 | $3,252.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN 27447 50 TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $1,170.72 | $4,878.00 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN 27447 50 TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $1,317.06 | $4,878.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN 27447 50 TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $1,317.06 | $4,878.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN 27447 50 TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $1,463.40 | $4,878.00 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT | $37,139.04 | $137,552.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT | $39,667.28 | $146,915.85 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $780.48, median $926.82, highest $39,667.28 — a 50.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,522.53. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A total knee replacement removes worn cartilage and bone from the knee and replaces the joint surfaces with metal and plastic parts. It is most often done for severe knee arthritis that limits walking and daily life.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, implants and hospital stay. The surgeon, anesthesiologist and outpatient physical therapy are often billed separately unless the price is a bundled package.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 27447 ($5,229.62). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN27447,80 TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $195.12 | file |
| Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN27447,AS TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $195.12 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN27447,AS TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $219.51 | file |
| Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN27447,AS TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $219.51 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN27447,80 TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $219.51 | file |
| Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN27447,80 TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $219.51 | file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN27447,AS TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $243.90 | file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN27447,80 TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY | $243.90 | file |