Partial knee replacement cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for partial knee replacement (one compartment) is $15,226.08 across 383 US hospitals; most list between $2,535.29 and $35,946.17. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 223 markets is $638.00. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Joint replacement costs
Lowest$638.00any market
Median market$13,928.00middle of market medians
Most below$35,946.179 in 10 hospitals
Listings379hospital prices
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for partial knee replacement, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $30,498.25 and the lowest a median of $3,014.13. At 286 of 333 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
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What is CPT 27446?
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.
Why prices differ
Ambulatory surgery centers often charge much less than hospitals, and hospital prices for the same operation vary widely.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 27446 is a bundled price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia and follow-up visits.
Prices by state
Among 27 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Michigan ($2,550.85), Iowa ($2,929.70) and Minnesota ($4,373.25), and highest in Virginia ($42,680.28), Colorado ($38,029.94) and Ohio ($31,122.16).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$19,469.83
- Alaska$13,124.80, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$20,722.33
- Arkansas$5,914.59
- California$20,092.80
- Colorado$38,029.94
- Connecticut$6,630.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$10,711.70, 1 hospital
- Florida$20,623.25
- Georgia$15,440.00
- Hawaii$14,872.20, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$15,889.00
- Illinois$8,812.89
- Indiana$24,907.45
- Iowa$2,929.70
- Kansas$17,692.00
- Kentucky$13,316.34
- Louisiana$14,682.35
- Maryland$8,788.56, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$13,928.00, 1 hospital
- Michigan$2,550.85
- Minnesota$4,373.25
- Mississippi$16,799.06, 3 hospitals
- Missouri$12,796.00
- Montana$8,802.14, 3 hospitals
- Nebraska$13,072.52, 4 hospitals
- Nevada$12,652.00, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$12,649.40, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$6,311.00
- New Mexico$38,318.37, 3 hospitals
- New York$15,226.08
- North Carolina$5,799.60, 3 hospitals
- North Dakota$12,378.12, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$31,122.16
- Oklahoma$14,507.84, 4 hospitals
- Oregon$28,289.30
- Pennsylvania$22,999.35
- Rhode Island$13,738.67, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$45,773.83, 4 hospitals
- South Dakota$15,721.00, 3 hospitals
- Tennessee$14,327.66, 4 hospitals
- Texas$12,836.37
- Utah$2,730.36, 1 hospital
- Vermont$9,998.99, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$42,680.28
- Washington$18,761.43
- West Virginia$8,192.59
- Wisconsin$5,626.38
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, NM one side | 1 | $7,127.12 | $7,127.12 | $7,127.12 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $17,515.54 | $17,515.54 | $17,515.54 | 1.0× |
| Ames, IA | 1 | $1,944.00 | $1,944.00 | $1,944.00 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $35,956.12 | $35,956.12 | $35,956.12 | 1.0× |
| Anderson Creek, NC one side | 1 | $5,799.60 | $5,799.60 | $5,799.60 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 3 | $1,950.54 | $5,626.38 | $5,626.38 | 2.9× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $47,288.82 | $47,288.82 | $47,288.82 | 1.0× |
| Astoria, OR | 1 | $3,347.25 | $3,347.25 | $3,347.25 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 9 | $9,036.80 | $15,440.00 | $15,440.00 | 1.7× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $16,611.10 | $16,611.10 | $16,611.10 | 1.0× |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $13,008.60 | $13,008.60 | $13,008.60 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 8 | $12,249.54 | $12,836.37 | $12,836.37 | 1.0× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $33,503.09 | $33,503.09 | $33,503.09 | 1.0× |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $7,296.44 | $7,296.44 | $7,296.44 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $12,673.97 | $12,673.97 | $12,673.97 | 1.0× |
| Bellingham, WA one side | 1 | $18,642.87 | $18,642.87 | $18,642.87 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $5,626.38 | $5,626.38 | $5,626.38 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $1,500.00 | $17,688.02 | $33,876.03 | 22.6× |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $1,974.70 | $1,974.70 | $1,974.70 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 2 | $8,897.67 | $11,575.13 | $14,252.58 | 1.6× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $13,209.75 | $17,616.00 | $28,932.57 | 2.2× |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $38,029.94 | $38,029.94 | $38,029.94 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $12,927.60 | $12,927.60 | $12,927.60 | 1.0× |
| Brookhaven, MS one side | 1 | $1,577.20 | $1,577.20 | $1,577.20 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 3 | $1,672.74 | $3,516.35 | $3,635.94 | 2.2× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $18,065.23 | $18,065.23 | $18,065.23 | 1.0× |
| Cadillac, MI | 1 | $2,550.85 | $2,550.85 | $2,550.85 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $20,277.35 | $20,969.14 | $20,969.14 | 1.0× |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $7,232.00 | $7,232.00 | $7,232.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV one side | 1 | $14,684.50 | $14,684.50 | $14,684.50 | 1.0× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC one side | 1 | $39,986.10 | $39,986.10 | $39,986.10 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 10 | $1,114.85 | $13,690.00 | $41,473.60 | 37.2× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN one side | 3 | $35,906.39 | $41,312.95 | $42,880.72 | 1.2× |
| Clay Center, KS single city | 1 | $18,915.53 | $18,915.53 | $18,915.53 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH one side | 1 | $31,122.16 | $31,122.16 | $31,122.16 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $6,366.27 | $6,366.27 | $6,366.27 | 1.0× |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID one side | 1 | $16,250.00 | $16,250.00 | $16,250.00 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $12,927.60 | $12,927.60 | $12,927.60 | 1.0× |
| Columbia, SC | 1 | $78,379.00 | $78,379.00 | $78,379.00 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $37,306.46 | $37,306.46 | $37,306.46 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, NE one side | 1 | $18,492.69 | $18,492.69 | $18,492.69 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $45,444.91 | $45,444.91 | $45,444.91 | 1.0× |
| Council Grove, KS single city | 1 | $10,834.80 | $10,834.80 | $10,834.80 | 1.0× |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 1 | $33,350.42 | $33,350.42 | $33,350.42 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 9 | $2,531.40 | $12,833.00 | $54,461.51 | 21.5× |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $23,724.62 | $23,724.62 | $23,724.62 | 1.0× |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1 | $15,000.00 | $15,000.00 | $15,000.00 | 1.0× |
| Deckerville, MI single city | 1 | $1,890.12 | $1,890.12 | $1,890.12 | 1.0× |
| Denison, IA single city | 1 | $2,514.40 | $2,514.40 | $2,514.40 | 1.0× |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 4 | $38,029.94 | $38,029.94 | $38,029.94 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $3,345.00 | $3,345.00 | $3,345.00 | 1.0× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 3 | $17,653.66 | $17,653.66 | $26,839.24 | 1.5× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $12,378.12 | $12,378.12 | $12,378.12 | 1.0× |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $11,200.21 | $15,607.26 | $20,014.30 | 1.8× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $3,367.36 | $3,367.36 | $3,367.36 | 1.0× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $26,232.86 | $26,232.86 | $26,232.86 | 1.0× |
| Durango, CO one side | 1 | $18,890.00 | $18,890.00 | $18,890.00 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $7,984.11 | $7,984.11 | $7,984.11 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2 | $27,121.78 | $29,808.94 | $32,496.10 | 1.2× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR one side | 1 | $28,289.30 | $28,289.30 | $28,289.30 | 1.0× |
| Eureka-Arcata, CA | 1 | $31,490.90 | $31,490.90 | $31,490.90 | 1.0× |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $1,221.97 | $1,221.97 | $1,221.97 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville, NC one side | 1 | $4,822.80 | $4,822.80 | $4,822.80 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 3 | $1,412.40 | $25,538.62 | $27,455.87 | 19.4× |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $2,561.65 | $2,561.65 | $2,561.65 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $5,626.38 | $5,626.38 | $5,626.38 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | $29,816.49 | $31,643.65 | $33,470.81 | 1.1× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $4,878.40 | $4,878.40 | $4,878.40 | 1.0× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $7,652.34 | $7,652.34 | $7,652.34 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $20,092.80 | $20,092.80 | $20,092.80 | 1.0× |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $11,458.00 | $15,463.92 | $19,469.83 | 1.7× |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 1 | $11,340.00 | $11,340.00 | $11,340.00 | 1.0× |
| Glen Rose, TX one side single city | 1 | $43,573.00 | $43,573.00 | $43,573.00 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $12,378.12 | $12,378.12 | $12,378.12 | 1.0× |
| Grand Junction, CO one side | 1 | $18,838.41 | $18,838.41 | $18,838.41 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 2 | $1,160.50 | $2,082.65 | $3,004.80 | 2.6× |
| Great Falls, MT one side | 1 | $31,695.00 | $31,695.00 | $31,695.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC one side | 1 | $51,561.55 | $51,561.55 | $51,561.55 | 1.0× |
| Gunnison, CO single city | 1 | $3,263.15 | $3,263.15 | $3,263.15 | 1.0× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV one side | 1 | $15,827.00 | $15,827.00 | $15,827.00 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $15,889.00 | $15,889.00 | $15,889.00 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $19,980.16 | $26,319.62 | $27,707.94 | 1.4× |
| Hartford, KY single city | 1 | $909.00 | $909.00 | $909.00 | 1.0× |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $18,015.26 | $18,015.26 | $18,015.26 | 1.0× |
| Hilo-Kailua, HI one side | 1 | $17,264.80 | $17,264.80 | $17,264.80 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $3,347.25 | $3,347.25 | $3,347.25 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $7,813.06 | $7,813.06 | $7,813.06 | 1.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 1 | $12,673.97 | $12,673.97 | $12,673.97 | 1.0× |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $27,473.93 | $27,473.93 | $27,473.93 | 1.0× |
| Hutchinson, KS | 1 | $25,285.66 | $25,285.66 | $25,285.66 | 1.0× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $13,560.00 | $13,560.00 | $13,560.00 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 3 | $2,160.17 | $12,918.50 | $16,655.67 | 7.7× |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $9,654.60 | $9,654.60 | $9,654.60 | 1.0× |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $8,802.14 | $8,802.14 | $8,802.14 | 1.0× |
| Kankakee, IL one side | 1 | $10,393.78 | $10,393.78 | $10,393.78 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2 | $12,796.00 | $17,398.00 | $22,000.00 | 1.7× |
| Ketchikan, AK one side | 1 | $13,124.80 | $13,124.80 | $13,124.80 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $12,927.60 | $12,927.60 | $12,927.60 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $16,026.32 | $16,026.32 | $16,026.32 | 1.0× |
| Knoxville, TN | 1 | $12,603.09 | $12,603.09 | $12,603.09 | 1.0× |
| Kodiak, AK single city | 1 | $9,843.60 | $9,843.60 | $9,843.60 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 2 | $13,004.63 | $15,026.10 | $17,047.56 | 1.3× |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $29,544.44 | $29,544.44 | $29,544.44 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $24,245.50 | $24,245.50 | $24,245.50 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 2 | $1,160.50 | $1,160.50 | $1,160.50 | 1.0× |
| Laredo, TX | 1 | $48,172.31 | $48,172.31 | $48,172.31 | 1.0× |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $38,318.37 | $38,821.06 | $39,323.74 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon, KY single city | 1 | $12,787.57 | $12,787.57 | $12,787.57 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 1 | $1,411.30 | $1,411.30 | $1,411.30 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 3 | $7,390.50 | $9,209.38 | $13,845.11 | 1.9× |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $15,472.80 | $15,472.80 | $15,472.80 | 1.0× |
| Litchfield, MN single city | 1 | $2,238.72 | $2,238.72 | $2,238.72 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 5 | $3,894.60 | $4,854.42 | $9,270.64 | 2.4× |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $30,387.34 | $30,387.34 | $30,387.34 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 3 | $5,642.80 | $16,431.00 | $16,431.00 | 2.9× |
| Madison, MN single city | 1 | $4,373.25 | $4,373.25 | $4,373.25 | 1.0× |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $6,974.76 | $6,974.76 | $6,974.76 | 1.0× |
| Mangum, OK single city | 1 | $31,531.68 | $31,531.68 | $31,531.68 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $17,692.00 | $17,692.00 | $17,692.00 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $12,927.60 | $12,927.60 | $12,927.60 | 1.0× |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $79,035.92 | $79,035.92 | $79,035.92 | 1.0× |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $19,129.39 | $19,129.39 | $19,129.39 | 1.0× |
| Maysville, KY single city | 1 | $25,421.92 | $25,421.92 | $25,421.92 | 1.0× |
| McAlester, OK | 1 | $1,359.60 | $1,359.60 | $1,359.60 | 1.0× |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 1 | $12,833.00 | $12,833.00 | $12,833.00 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $15,889.00 | $15,889.00 | $15,889.00 | 1.0× |
| Meade, KS single city | 1 | $9,678.31 | $9,678.31 | $9,678.31 | 1.0× |
| Meriden, CT single city | 1 | $6,630.00 | $6,630.00 | $6,630.00 | 1.0× |
| Meridian, MS | 1 | $16,799.06 | $16,799.06 | $16,799.06 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $13,173.75 | $13,173.75 | $13,173.75 | 1.0× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $16,191.14 | $16,191.14 | $16,191.14 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $9,911.72 | $16,139.44 | $16,157.34 | 1.6× |
| Moab, UT single city | 1 | $2,730.36 | $2,730.36 | $2,730.36 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $20,092.80 | $20,092.80 | $20,092.80 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $11,666.69 | $11,666.69 | $11,666.69 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 2 | $1,221.97 | $9,387.24 | $17,552.50 | 14.4× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $22,588.94 | $22,588.94 | $22,588.94 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $2,334.28 | $2,334.28 | $2,334.28 | 1.0× |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $2,134.00 | $2,134.00 | $2,134.00 | 1.0× |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 1 | $638.00 | $638.00 | $638.00 | 1.0× |
| Napoleon, OH single city | 1 | $2,044.50 | $2,044.50 | $2,044.50 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $10,663.80 | $13,358.01 | $16,052.22 | 1.5× |
| New Hampton, IA single city | 1 | $21,126.16 | $21,126.16 | $21,126.16 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $5,626.38 | $5,626.38 | $5,626.38 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 2 | $16,360.07 | $19,355.72 | $22,351.37 | 1.4× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 39 | $3,413.00 | $15,226.08 | $115,591.70 | 33.9× |
| Norwich, CT single city | 1 | $6,630.00 | $6,630.00 | $6,630.00 | 1.0× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $8,788.56 | $8,788.56 | $8,788.56 | 1.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $2,285.70 | $3,824.64 | $18,813.75 | 8.2× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1 | $55,651.00 | $55,651.00 | $55,651.00 | 1.0× |
| Osage Beach, MO single city | 1 | $13,266.04 | $13,266.04 | $13,266.04 | 1.0× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $5,626.38 | $5,626.38 | $5,626.38 | 1.0× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $1,781.60 | $1,781.60 | $1,781.60 | 1.0× |
| Paducah, KY-IL one side | 1 | $29,270.60 | $29,270.60 | $29,270.60 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV one side | 1 | $7,487.50 | $7,487.50 | $7,487.50 | 1.0× |
| Perry, FL single city | 1 | $9,088.00 | $9,088.00 | $9,088.00 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1 | $13,125.00 | $13,125.00 | $13,125.00 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $15,754.92 | $15,754.92 | $15,754.92 | 1.0× |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $2,239.00 | $2,239.00 | $2,239.00 | 1.0× |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $4,092.80 | $4,092.80 | $4,092.80 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 3 | $18,893.34 | $32,279.60 | $32,279.60 | 1.7× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 1 | $13,738.67 | $13,738.67 | $13,738.67 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 2 | $13,181.46 | $16,985.13 | $20,788.80 | 1.6× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $21,753.20 | $21,753.20 | $21,753.20 | 1.0× |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $16,431.00 | $16,431.00 | $16,431.00 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 1 | $13,964.00 | $13,964.00 | $13,964.00 | 1.0× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $17,901.75 | $17,901.75 | $17,901.75 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA | 2 | $41,812.18 | $45,358.67 | $48,905.15 | 1.2× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 1 | $16,431.00 | $16,431.00 | $16,431.00 | 1.0× |
| Roanoke, VA one side | 1 | $31,125.08 | $31,125.08 | $31,125.08 | 1.0× |
| Rolla, MO one side | 1 | $18,812.53 | $18,812.53 | $18,812.53 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $20,092.80 | $20,092.80 | $20,092.80 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 1 | $37,313.17 | $37,313.17 | $37,313.17 | 1.0× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 11 | $20,092.80 | $20,092.80 | $41,308.20 | 2.1× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $20,092.80 | $20,092.80 | $20,092.80 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 2 | $1,538.16 | $10,815.48 | $20,092.80 | 13.1× |
| Seaford, DE | 1 | $10,711.70 | $10,711.70 | $10,711.70 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 2 | $20,426.52 | $36,902.04 | $53,377.55 | 2.6× |
| Shattuck, OK single city | 1 | $2,782.82 | $2,782.82 | $2,782.82 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $5,626.38 | $5,626.38 | $5,626.38 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 | $8,100.00 | 1.0× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $2,058.23 | $2,058.23 | $2,058.23 | 1.0× |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $15,253.01 | $15,253.01 | $15,253.01 | 1.0× |
| Spencer, WV single city | 1 | $36,562.80 | $36,562.80 | $36,562.80 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $13,928.00 | $13,928.00 | $13,928.00 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 1 | $5,285.60 | $5,285.60 | $5,285.60 | 1.0× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $1,932.75 | $1,932.75 | $1,932.75 | 1.0× |
| Staples, MN single city | 1 | $1,845.74 | $1,845.74 | $1,845.74 | 1.0× |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO single city | 1 | $1,225.50 | $1,225.50 | $1,225.50 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $20,092.80 | $20,092.80 | $20,092.80 | 1.0× |
| Summersville, WV one side single city | 1 | $7,199.50 | $7,199.50 | $7,199.50 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1 | $81,144.13 | $81,144.13 | $81,144.13 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $12,927.60 | $12,927.60 | $12,927.60 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH one side | 2 | $59,778.41 | $59,790.21 | $59,802.00 | 1.0× |
| Topeka, KS | 1 | $10,594.50 | $10,594.50 | $10,594.50 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Tucson, AZ | 4 | $20,161.82 | $22,125.03 | $23,891.22 | 1.2× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $15,889.00 | $15,889.00 | $15,889.00 | 1.0× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $5,652.15 | $5,652.15 | $5,652.15 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI one side | 3 | $14,872.20 | $14,872.20 | $14,872.20 | 1.0× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 1 | $966.60 | $966.60 | $966.60 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $20,092.80 | $20,092.80 | $28,205.00 | 1.4× |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $22,667.37 | $22,667.37 | $22,667.37 | 1.0× |
| Victoria, TX | 2 | $21,894.52 | $21,894.52 | $21,894.52 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC one side | 2 | $43,548.38 | $45,000.07 | $46,451.75 | 1.1× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $12,927.60 | $12,927.60 | $12,927.60 | 1.0× |
| Warsaw, IN | 1 | $22,693.12 | $22,693.12 | $22,693.12 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $4,783.36 | $4,783.36 | $4,783.36 | 1.0× |
| Watford City, ND single city | 1 | $23,193.30 | $23,193.30 | $23,193.30 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $5,626.38 | $5,626.38 | $5,626.38 | 1.0× |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $18,761.43 | $18,761.43 | $18,761.43 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 1 | $4,156.83 | $4,156.83 | $4,156.83 | 1.0× |
| Wichita, KS one side | 1 | $4,529.06 | $4,529.06 | $4,529.06 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $5,626.38 | $5,626.38 | $5,626.38 | 1.0× |
| Willimantic, CT single city | 1 | $6,630.00 | $6,630.00 | $6,630.00 | 1.0× |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $25,115.49 | $25,115.49 | $25,115.49 | 1.0× |
| Windom, MN single city | 1 | $8,792.40 | $8,792.40 | $8,792.40 | 1.0× |
| Winner, SD single city | 1 | $15,721.00 | $15,721.00 | $15,721.00 | 1.0× |
| Wolfeboro, NH one side single city | 1 | $23,887.50 | $23,887.50 | $23,887.50 | 1.0× |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $2,509.00 | $2,509.00 | $2,509.00 | 1.0× |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $72,105.20 | $72,105.20 | $72,105.20 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 2 | $24,188.74 | $33,505.49 | $42,822.23 | 1.8× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $23,076.56 | $23,076.56 | $23,076.56 | 1.0× |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
Highest The highest cash price among those hospitals. A single very high price can be an error in the file; check the median too.
Highest ÷ lowest How many times the highest cash price is above the lowest in the same market.
Common questions
What is CPT code 27446?
CPT 27446 is the billing code for partial knee replacement (one compartment). This code covers replacing only the worn part of the knee joint, usually the inner side, instead of the whole joint.
Who is a candidate?
People whose arthritis is limited to one part of the knee and whose ligaments are healthy.
Is recovery faster than a total knee?
Usually yes, and more are done as outpatient surgery.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for partial knee replacement?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for partial knee replacement has a median of $30,498.25 and the lowest a median of $3,014.13; at 286 of 333 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest partial knee replacement?
Among 27 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Michigan ($2,550.85), Iowa ($2,929.70) and Minnesota ($4,373.25), and highest in Virginia ($42,680.28), Colorado ($38,029.94) and Ohio ($31,122.16). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.
Other joint replacement prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.