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ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER

Kansas City, MO · CCN 260085 · Rates published

You selected 27447 (CPT)

Total knee arthroplasty

This hospital’s price: $17,915 across 41 payers · range $2,133-$36,589

Source: https://stjosephkc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/471669781_StJosephMedicalCenter_standardcharges.json · observed 2026-03-17

This is the facility’s filed rate for this code. The comparison board’s estimate also adds the surgeon and anesthesia fees, so it is usually higher.

3,631 distinct procedures filed
43 distinct payers
240,035 rate rows
2026-03-17 last MRF observed

239,645 of 240,035 rate rows are consumer-grade (99.8%)

390 rows are marked excluded from the consumer medians — these stay visible in the raw drill-down with the same reason shown here, so nothing is silently hidden.

Excluded — reasonRows
template filing: same amount across many unrelated codes — excluded 295
below 25% of the Medicare reference for this code — likely a mislabeled per-diem or placeholder; excluded from medians 43
below 25% of the Medicare reference for this DRG — likely a mislabeled per-diem; excluded from rankings 37
exceeds 10× this hospital's gross charge — excluded from medians 15
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Top 50 most expensive offerings

Outliers are flagged where this hospital's filed rate is ≥2× or ≤0.5× the national median for the same code.

Code Description Payers Min $ Max $ Avg median vs national
18
MS_DRG
Chimeric Antigen Receptor (car) T-cell And Other Immunotherapies 16 $6,580.00 $551,141.54 $309,630.08 nat. median
$370,165

0.8× median
1
MS_DRG
Heart Transplant Or Implant Of Heart Assist System With Mcc 16 $6,580.00 $358,005.92 $201,127.00 nat. median
$261,939

0.8× median
927
MS_DRG
Extensive Burns Or Full Thickness Burns With Mv >96 Hours With Skin Graft 16 $6,580.00 $272,981.85 $153,361.00 nat. median
$205,166

0.7× median
3
MS_DRG
Ecmo Or Tracheostomy With Mv >96 Hours Or Principal Diagnosis Except Face, Mouth… 16 $6,580.00 $271,385.44 $152,464.00 nat. median
$199,832

0.8× median
34706
CPT
Hc Evasc Rpr Dplmnt Aorto-bi-iliac Ndgft Rpt 23 $1,472.13 $153,689.00 $122,951.00 nat. median
$5,530

outlier · 22.2×
4
MS_DRG
Tracheostomy With Mv >96 Hours Or Principal Diagnosis Except Face, Mouth And Nec… 16 $6,580.00 $177,437.75 $99,684.13 nat. median
$132,706

0.8× median
7
MS_DRG
Lung Transplant 16 $6,580.00 $165,955.81 $93,233.60 nat. median
$122,690

0.8× median
14
MS_DRG
Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplant 16 $6,580.00 $154,077.60 $86,560.45 nat. median
$114,305

0.8× median
2
MS_DRG
Heart Transplant Or Implant Of Heart Assist System Without Mcc 16 $6,580.00 $145,336.18 $81,649.54 nat. median
$108,240

0.8× median
212
MS_DRG
Concomitant Aortic And Mitral Valveâ Procedures 16 $6,580.00 $139,504.74 $78,373.45 nat. median
$100,978

0.8× median
5
MS_DRG
Liver Transplant With Mcc Or Intestinal Transplant 16 $6,580.00 $132,324.06 $74,339.40 nat. median
$99,646

0.7× median
215
MS_DRG
Other Heart Assist System Implant 16 $6,580.00 $127,820.22 $71,809.11 nat. median
$98,002

0.7× median
216
MS_DRG
Cardiac Valve And Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures With Cardiac Catheteriza… 16 $6,580.00 $125,600.77 $70,562.23 nat. median
$92,900

0.8× median
231
MS_DRG
Coronary Bypass With Ptca With Mcc 16 $6,580.00 $108,363.82 $60,878.60 nat. median
$79,040

0.8× median
456
MS_DRG
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical With Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection Or Ex… 16 $6,580.00 $108,026.19 $60,688.90 nat. median
$80,459

0.8× median
20
MS_DRG
Intracranial Vascular Procedures With Principal Diagnosis Hemorrhage With Mcc 16 $6,580.00 $111,851.00 $56,862.40 nat. median
$77,385

0.7× median
219
MS_DRG
Cardiac Valve And Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures Without Cardiac Catheter… 16 $6,580.00 $98,787.88 $55,498.81 nat. median
$74,472

0.7× median
233
MS_DRG
Coronary Bypass With Cardiac Catheterization Or Open Ablation With Mcc 16 $6,580.00 $98,366.16 $55,261.90 nat. median
$73,475

0.8× median
957
MS_DRG
Other O.r. Procedures For Multiple Significant Trauma With Mcc 16 $6,580.00 $98,043.82 $55,080.80 nat. median
$71,485

0.8× median
C9602
HCPCS
Hc Perc D-e Cor Stent Ather S 41 $2,018.43 $91,118.60 $53,769.70 nat. median
$20,000

outlier · 2.7×
10
MS_DRG
Pancreas Transplant 16 $6,580.00 $92,384.39 $51,901.34 nat. median
$67,750

0.8× median
928
MS_DRG
Full Thickness Burn With Skin Graft Or Inhalation Injury With Ccmcc 16 $6,580.00 $92,346.17 $51,879.90 nat. median
$62,911

0.8× median
19
MS_DRG
Simultaneous Pancreas And Kidney Transplant With Hemodialysis 16 $6,580.00 $91,860.74 $51,607.20 nat. median
$69,153

0.7× median
275
MS_DRG
Cardiac Defibrillator Implant With Cardiac Catheterization And Mcc 16 $6,580.00 $91,807.24 $51,577.10 nat. median
$68,581

0.8× median
870
MS_DRG
Septicemia Or Severe Sepsis With Mv >96 Hours 16 $6,580.00 $89,022.11 $50,012.42 nat. median
$65,958

0.8× median
268
MS_DRG
Aortic And Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon With Mcc 16 $6,580.00 $88,590.19 $49,769.80 nat. median
$65,792

0.8× median
955
MS_DRG
Craniotomy For Multiple Significant Trauma 16 $6,580.00 $86,719.86 $48,719.02 nat. median
$64,357

0.8× median
218
MS_DRG
Cardiac Valve And Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures With Cardiac Catheteriza… 16 $6,580.00 $84,734.85 $47,603.85 nat. median
$60,895

0.8× median
217
MS_DRG
Cardiac Valve And Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures With Cardiac Catheteriza… 16 $6,580.00 $84,734.85 $47,603.85 nat. median
$63,840

0.7× median
573
MS_DRG
Skin Graft For Skin Ulcer Or Cellulitis With Mcc 16 $6,580.00 $84,430.35 $47,432.80 nat. median
$59,159

0.8× median
33249
CPT
Hc Insert/Rplacmnt Aicd W Lead Sing/Dual 41 $5,151.00 $112,969.00 $46,722.55 nat. median
$31,420

1.5× median
207
MS_DRG
Respiratory System Diagnosis With Ventilator Support >96 Hours 16 $6,580.00 $82,943.50 $46,597.50 nat. median
$62,218

0.7× median
33264
CPT
Hc Rem Pac Cvdfb Pls Gen &Repl Plse Gen Multi Lead 41 $3,130.00 $112,969.00 $45,187.60 nat. median
$31,464

1.4× median
266
MS_DRG
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement And Supplement Procedures With Mcc 16 $6,580.00 $79,041.01 $44,405.10 nat. median
$60,162

0.7× median
969
MS_DRG
HIV With Extensive O.r. Procedures With Mcc 16 $6,580.00 $78,950.55 $44,354.24 nat. median
$60,294

0.7× median
232
MS_DRG
Coronary Bypass With Ptca Without Mcc 16 $6,580.00 $78,202.66 $43,934.10 nat. median
$59,257

0.7× median
28
MS_DRG
Spinal Procedures With Mcc 16 $6,580.00 $77,510.85 $43,545.42 nat. median
$56,970

0.8× median
276
MS_DRG
Cardiac Defibrillator Implant With Mcc 16 $6,580.00 $77,489.19 $43,533.30 nat. median
$58,419

0.7× median
457
MS_DRG
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical With Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection Or Ex… 16 $6,580.00 $76,934.96 $43,221.90 nat. median
$57,394

0.8× median
790
MS_DRG
Extreme Immaturity Or Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Neonate 16 $6,308.15 $76,685.25 $43,081.60 nat. median
$51,433

0.8× median
16
MS_DRG
Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant With Ccmcc 16 $6,580.00 $76,509.42 $42,982.82 nat. median
$55,867

0.8× median
235
MS_DRG
Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization With Mcc 16 $6,580.00 $75,730.97 $42,545.50 nat. median
$57,082

0.7× median
820
MS_DRG
Lymphoma And Leukemia With Major O.r. Procedures With Mcc 16 $6,580.00 $75,682.56 $42,518.30 nat. median
$56,397

0.8× median
23
MS_DRG
Craniotomy With Major Device Implant Or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis Wi… 16 $6,580.00 $73,968.91 $41,555.60 nat. median
$55,685

0.7× median
463
MS_DRG
Wound Debridement And Skin Graft Except Hand For Musculoskeletal And Connective… 16 $6,580.00 $73,576.51 $41,335.12 nat. median
$51,984

0.8× median
8
MS_DRG
Simultaneous Pancreas And Kidney Transplant 16 $6,580.00 $72,367.41 $40,655.85 nat. median
$53,073

0.8× median
278
MS_DRG
Ultrasound Accelerated And Other Thrombolysis Of Peripheral Vascular Structures… 16 $6,580.00 $71,878.16 $40,381.00 nat. median
$49,784

0.8× median
461
MS_DRG
Bilateral Or Multiple Major Joint Procedures Of Lower Extremity With Mcc 16 $6,580.00 $71,327.77 $40,071.80 nat. median
$55,446

0.7× median
834
MS_DRG
Acute Leukemia Without Major O.r. Procedures With Mcc 16 $6,580.00 $78,210.80 $39,834.90 nat. median
$52,155

0.8× median
405
MS_DRG
Pancreas, Liver And Shunt Procedures With Mcc 16 $6,580.00 $70,658.88 $39,696.00 nat. median
$52,517

0.8× median

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