How much does total knee replacement (arthroplasty) cost in Los Angeles, CA?
CPT 27447 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Los Angeles, CA.
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health Glendale (Glendale) lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $113cash | 0.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Adventist Health White Memorial (Los Angeles) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $135cash | 0.0× | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $937cash | 0.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (Torrance) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $2,479negotiated | 0.2× | — |
| Los Angeles General Medical Center (Los Angeles) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $2,489negotiated | 0.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity Glendale Memorial Hospital (Glendale) | Hospital | $11,408negotiated | 0.9× | — |
| Dignity Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge) | Hospital | $14,859negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $15,635negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Dignity St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $16,349negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Dignity California Hospital Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $16,349negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Dignity St. John's Regional Medical Center (Oxnard) | Hospital | $16,349negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center (Tarzana) | Hospital | $16,513negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Torrance (Torrance) | Hospital | $16,678negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center (Burbank) | Hospital | $16,678negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center (Mission Hills) | Hospital | $16,843negotiated | 1.3× | — |
| UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center (Santa Monica) | Hospital | $17,240negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $17,983negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (Long Beach) | Hospital | $18,164negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Los Robles Health System (Thousand Oaks) | Hospital | $20,481negotiated | 1.6× | — |
| UCI Health – Lakewood (Lakewood) | Hospital | $20,641negotiated | 1.6× | — |
| Keck Hospital of USC (Los Angeles) | Hospital | $20,641negotiated | 1.6× | ★★★★★ |
- For 27447 (Total knee replacement (arthroplasty)), Medicare's benchmark rate is $12,866.82. A fair self-pay target for this line is $135.18. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 27447 is $135.18, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $6,948.48–$17,611.62. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
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What should 27447 cost in Los Angeles, CA?
For total knee replacement (arthroplasty) (CPT 27447) in Los Angeles, CA, a fair self-pay price is around $16,678, with hospitals ranging from $6,948 to $17,612 across 21 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $12,867, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does total knee replacement (arthroplasty) cost in Los Angeles, CA?
A fair self-pay price for total knee replacement (arthroplasty) (CPT 27447) in Los Angeles, CA is around $16,678, with hospital prices ranging from $6,948 to $17,612 across 21 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 27447?
Medicare pays about $12,867 for total knee replacement (arthroplasty) (CPT 27447). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of total knee replacement (arthroplasty)?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.