Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
ARTHRT KNEE W/JOINT EXPL
Bigfork, MN
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Northern Itasca Hospital District’s median price of $2.3k is 36% below the median hospital's median price ($3.6k), higher than 25% of the 1,681 hospitals reporting CPT 27331. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 6 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Aetna medicare advantage other · both | $1.4k | $1.4k | $893 | 64% | — | $493 – $2.3k |
| 2 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare advantage other · both | $1.4k | $1.4k | $893 | 64% | — | $493 – $2.3k |
| 3 | Humana medicare advantage percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $1.9k | $1.9k | $346 | 18% | — | $1.6k – $2.3k |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare all commercial case rate · both | $2.8k | $2.8k | — | — | — | $2.8k – $2.8k |
| 5 | Medica all commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $2.9k | $2.9k | $527 | 18% | — | $2.4k – $3.5k |
| 6 | Aetna all commercial percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges | $3.3k | $3.3k | $591 | 18% | — | $2.7k – $3.9k |
Last updated: Sep 15, 2026
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