SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions Hospital
ST. PAUL, MN Total knee replacement |
$1,731.86 | $6,661.00 | 74% | — file |
|
| Westfields Hospital
NEW RICHMOND, WI Total knee replacement |
$3,243.84 | $6,167.00 | 47% | — file |
|
| Methodist Hospital
ST. LOUIS PARK, MN Total knee replacement |
$9,911.72 | $38,122.00 | 74% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,731.86, median $3,243.84, highest $9,911.72 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $3,243.84. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 27447 ($5,911.20). 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.
| Fairview Health Services
EDINA, MN AS TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY |
$29.63 | file |
| Fairview Health Services
MINNEAPOLIS, MN AS TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY |
$104.06 | file |