Surgery and procedures CPT 27447 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Total knee replacement in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — inpatient

In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Total knee replacement as an inpatient: from $1,731.86 to $9,911.72, with a median of $3,243.84. The lowest listed price is at Regions Hospital.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 27447, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,731.86Regions Hospital
Median$3,243.84half pay less
Highest$9,911.72in this market
Difference5.7×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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.

median
Lowest $1,731.86Highest $9,911.72

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Regions Hospital lowest St. Paul, MN Total knee replacement $1,731.86 $6,661.00 74%
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Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI Total knee replacement $3,243.84 $6,167.00 47%
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Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Total knee replacement $9,911.72 $38,122.00 74%
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Inpatient: lowest $1,731.86, median $3,243.84, highest $9,911.72 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $3,243.84 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.

2 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.

Fairview Health Services Edina, MNAS TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY $29.63 file
Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MNAS TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY $104.06 file