Decompression of thigh/knee (CPT 27498)
27498 is the billing code hospitals use for this service. Prices below are each hospital's own posted facility charge.
Name shown as it appears in hospital billing files.
82 of 2110 hospitals post a price for this code. Hospitals that don't post one are left out. We never guess a number.
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| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Gross charge | Medicare pays | × Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County Hospital and Nursing Home | Chatom, AL | $54.17 | — | $1,385.85 | 0.0× |
| Unity Health - White County Medical Center | Searcy, AR | $305 | $1,220 | $1,464.11 | 0.2× |
| Unity Health - Jacksonville | Jacksonville, AR | $305 | $1,220 | $1,510.84 | 0.2× |
| Unity Health - Newport | Newport, AR | $305 | $1,220 | $1,464.11 | 0.2× |
| Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital | Nacogdoches, TX | $366 | $1,220 | $1,615.32 | 0.2× |
| Memorial Medical Center | Port Lavaca, TX | $441.64 | $630.92 | $1,615.32 | 0.3× |
| East Carroll Parish Hospital | Lake Providence, LA | $491.25 | $655 | $1,464.02 | 0.3× |
| Ozarks Healthcare | West Plains, MO | $499 | $998 | $1,610.59 | 0.3× |
| Kingman Regional Medical Center | Kingman, AZ | $727.65 | $2,079 | $1,715.86 | 0.4× |
| North Central Kansas Medical Center | Concordia, KS | $745.36 | $1,064.80 | $1,478.80 | 0.5× |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital | Shelbyville, TN | $816.06 | $2,814 | $1,535.48 | 0.5× |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital | Tullahoma, TN | $816.06 | $2,814 | $1,526.51 | 0.5× |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital | Lebanon, TN | $816.06 | $2,814 | $1,542.67 | 0.5× |
| UAB Medical West | Bessemer, AL | $900.75 | $1,201 | $1,470.82 | 0.6× |
| Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center | Walsenburg, CO | $972 | $1,080 | $1,696.24 | 0.6× |
| Methodist Healthcare Memphis Hospitals | Memphis, TN | $1,014.64 | $4,612 | $1,489.84 | 0.7× |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital | Olive Branch, MS | $1,014.64 | $4,612 | $1,489.84 | 0.7× |
| Dignity Health, Yavapai Regional Medical Center West | Prescott, AZ | $1,026.19 | $1,383 | $1,715.86 | 0.6× |
| Nebraska Medical Center | Omaha, NE | $1,035.39 | $1,592.90 | $1,669.73 | 0.6× |
| Bellevue Medical Center | Bellevue, NE | $1,035.39 | $1,592.90 | $1,669.73 | 0.6× |
| Mcpherson Hospital Inc | Mcpherson, KS | $1,053.02 | $1,423 | $1,478.80 | 0.7× |
| DeSoto Regional Health System | Mansfield, LA | $1,064 | $1,520 | $1,456.03 | 0.7× |
| Memorial Hospital | Abilene, KS | $1,064.80 | $1,064.80 | $1,478.80 | 0.7× |
| White River Medical Center | Batesville, AR | $1,095 | $1,460 | $1,464.11 | 0.7× |
| Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood | Kingwood, TX | $1,154.30 | $3,298 | $1,615.32 | 0.7× |
| Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare | Clinton, MO | $1,214.95 | $2,024.91 | $1,610.59 | 0.8× |
| Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital Las Colin | Irving, TX | $1,293.60 | $2,156 | $1,615.32 | 0.8× |
| Titus Regional Medical Center | Mount Pleasant, TX | $1,337.40 | $2,229 | $1,615.32 | 0.8× |
| Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital | Houston, TX | $1,343.30 | $3,838 | $1,615.32 | 0.8× |
| North Central Surgical Center Llp | Dallas, TX | $1,355.40 | $2,259 | $1,615.32‡ | 0.8× |
| CarolinaEast Medical Center | New Bern, NC | $1,442.40 | $2,404 | $1,536.96 | 0.9× |
| Jefferson Regional | Pine Bluff, AR | $1,457 | $1,457 | $1,496.25 | 1.0× |
| Vanderbilt University Hospital | Nashville, TN | $1,519.56 | $2,814 | $1,578.45 | 1.0× |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown | Dallas, TX | $1,575.60 | $2,626 | $1,615.32 | 1.0× |
| Lakeside Medical Center | Belle Glade, FL | $1,606.46 | — | $1,679.19 | 1.0× |
| Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club | Trophy Club, TX | $1,612.20 | $2,687 | $1,615.32 | 1.0× |
| Baylor Scott and White Orthopedic and Spine Hospi | Arlington, TX | $1,651.80 | $2,753 | $1,617.98 | 1.0× |
| USA Health Providence Hospital | Mobile, AL | $1,658 | $1,658 | $1,451.79 | 1.1× |
| Estes Park Medical Center | Estes Park, CO | $1,714.50 | $2,286 | $1,696.24 | 1.0× |
| Our Lady of the Lake Surgical Hospital | Slidell, LA | $1,757.33 | — | $1,460.27 | 1.2× |
| Griffin Hospital | Derby, CT | $1,913.26 | — | $1,927.68 | 1.0× |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center | Phoenix, AZ | $1,973.24 | — | $1,715.86 | 1.2× |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery | Nashville, TN | $2,010.48 | — | $1,542.67 | 1.3× |
| Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For Children | Dallas, TX | $2,133 | $2,133 | $1,615.32 | 1.3× |
| Summit Surgical, LLC | Hutchinson, KS | $2,565.74 | $3,207.18 | $1,478.80 | 1.7× |
| Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus | Dover, DE | $2,760.24 | $3,286 | $1,793.24 | 1.5× |
| Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus | Milford, DE | $2,760.24 | $3,286 | $1,737.64 | 1.6× |
| SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,891.90 | $5,258 | $1,546.52 | 1.9× |
| Oklahoma Center for Orthopaedic & Multi-Specialty Surgery | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,970 | $11,000 | $1,546.52 | 1.9× |
| Duncan Regional Hospital, Inc | Duncan, OK | $3,262.92 | — | $1,546.52 | 2.1× |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | Temple, TX | $3,578.69 | $5,964.48 | $1,615.32 | 2.2× |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest | Waco, TX | $3,578.69 | $5,964.48 | $1,615.32 | 2.2× |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center -taylor | Taylor, TX | $3,578.69 | $5,964.48 | $1,615.32 | 2.2× |
| Scott & White Hospital-round Rock | Round Rock, TX | $3,578.69 | $5,964.48 | $1,615.32 | 2.2× |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati | College Station, TX | $3,578.69 | $5,964.48 | $1,615.32 | 2.2× |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls | Marble Falls, TX | $3,578.69 | $5,964.48 | $1,615.32 | 2.2× |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville | Pflugerville, TX | $3,578.69 | $5,964.48 | $1,615.32 | 2.2× |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda | Buda, TX | $3,578.69 | $5,964.48 | $1,615.32 | 2.2× |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Austin | Austin, TX | $3,578.69 | $5,964.48 | $1,615.32 | 2.2× |
| Baylor Scott & White Hospital Brenham | Brenham, TX | $3,578.69 | $5,964.48 | $1,615.32 | 2.2× |
| Hartford Hospital | Hartford, CT | $3,580 | $3,580 | $1,927.68 | 1.9× |
| Hilton Head Medical Center | Hilton Head Island, SC | $4,635.81 | — | $1,495.56 | 3.1× |
| East Cooper Medical Center | Mount Pleasant, SC | $4,635.81 | — | $1,495.56 | 3.1× |
| Coastal Carolina Medical Center | Hardeeville, SC | $4,635.81 | — | $1,495.56 | 3.1× |
| Northwest Surgical Hospital | Oklahoma City, OK | $4,639.56 | — | $1,546.52 | 3.0× |
| Community Hospital, LLC | Oklahoma City, OK | $4,639.56 | — | $1,546.52 | 3.0× |
| Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance | Edinburg, TX | $5,842.68 | $5,842.68 | $1,615.32 | 3.6× |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware | Wilmington, DE | $6,655 | $6,655 | $1,711.52 | 3.9× |
| Middle Park Medical Center | Kremmling, CO | $8,325.43 | $10,406.78 | $1,696.24 | 4.9× |
| Omega Hospital | Metairie, LA | $12,510.38 | $21,446.37 | $1,509.36 | 8.3× |
| Jackson Hospital | Montgomery, AL | $14,152.42 | $74,486.44 | $1,442.23‡ | 9.8× |
| Barnes-Jewish Hospital | St. Louis, MO | $15,657.31 | $26,095.52 | $1,610.59 | 9.7× |
| Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center | McComb, MS | $22,266.95 | $37,111.58 | $1,386.34‡ | 16.1× |
| Roper St. Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital | Mount Pleasant, SC | $47,471.64 | $79,119.40 | $1,495.56 | 31.7× |
| OrthoNebraska Hospital | Omaha, NE | — | $2,240 | $1,669.73 | — |
| Oklahoma Surgical Hospital, LLC | Tulsa, OK | — | $3,843.75 | $1,546.52 | — |
| Delta Health System – The Medical Center | Greenville, MS | — | $32,684.62 | $1,429.61‡ | — |
| Lawrence County Hospital | Monticello, MS | — | $37,111.58 | $1,386.34‡ | — |
| Saline Memorial Hospital | Benton, AR | — | $55,890.04 | $1,510.84‡ | — |
| North Alabama Shoals Hospital | Muscle Shoals, AL | — | $73,931.04 | $1,466.09‡ | — |
| North Alabama Medical Center | Florence, AL | — | $209,740.08 | $1,456.33‡ | — |
| Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center | Russellville, AR | — | $211,328 | $1,515.96‡ | — |
"Medicare pays" is the facility (technical) rate, matching the posted facility charge; the doctor's separate professional fee is excluded throughout. "—" means Medicare has no comparable facility rate.
‡ Price taken from the hospital's inpatient list; no outpatient price posted.