CPT 27486

Arthroplasty - Knee

Current code40 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Medicaid (state program): Washington Apple Health fee-for-service. Applies only to Medicaid enrollees.

Prices for CPT 27486 by hospital
Hospital	Medicaid (state program) rates (lowest – highest)	Cash price	List price (before discounts)
Island HospitalAnacortes	—	$3,150	$3,150
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$2,589Doctor’s fee: $1,683 – $2,589	$3,983Doctor’s fee: $2,589 – $3,983
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle	$8181 plan	—	$5,921
Three Rivers HospitalBrewster	Doctor’s fee: $3,198	Doctor’s fee: $4,569	Doctor’s fee: $4,569
Trios HealthKennewick	—	—	$52,417 – $79,712

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County): $1,383 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington: $1,273 in a hospital or surgery center
Hospital outpatient payment (national): $13,117 (APC 5115)
Surgery center payment (national): $6,804

How hospitals also write this code

Some price files write it differently. These are counted as CPT 27486:

27486P (with a letter after it, P; 2 price lines)