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Procedure price report · Other OR therapeutic procedures on joints

Open knee cartilage and bone graft from your own knee

CPT 27416the billing code this page is about

Open knee surgery that transfers plugs of the patient's own cartilage and bone into a damaged area of the joint surface.

Hospitals typically charge $4,005 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 375 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $4,808. Most fall between $1,819 and $9,740 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
375
States
45
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 375 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,325$2,058$4,005$8,454$14,162

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 11× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,325 vs $14,162).

How the prices are spread

$956 – $1,270: 16 hospitals$956$1,270 – $1,687: 30 hospitals$1,687 – $2,242: 40 hospitals$1,687$2,242 – $2,979: 43 hospitals$2,979 – $3,957: 38 hospitals$2,979$3,957 – $5,258: 26 hospitals$5,258 – $6,986: 29 hospitals$5,258$6,986 – $9,282: 54 hospitals$9,282 – $12,332: 28 hospitals$9,282$12,332 – $16,385: 38 hospitals$12,332median $4,005price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (342 of 375 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$956$1,27016
$1,270$1,68730
$1,687$2,24240
$2,242$2,97943
$2,979$3,95738
$3,957$5,25826
$5,258$6,98629
$6,986$9,28254
$9,282$12,33228
$12,332$16,38538

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$7,413
Median cash price$4,005
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.54×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $4,005.

Alaska: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: median $5,758 across 11 hospitalsID$5,758Montana: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $5,833 across 13 hospitalsMN$5,833Illinois: median $1,868 across 14 hospitalsIL$1,868Wisconsin: median $3,747 across 19 hospitalsWI$3,747Michigan: median $3,401 across 27 hospitalsMI$3,401New York: median $8,454 across 26 hospitalsNY$8,454Massachusetts: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $2,411 across 21 hospitalsIA$2,411Indiana: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $2,406 across 10 hospitalsOH$2,406Pennsylvania: median $5,050 across 21 hospitalsPA$5,050New Jersey: median $7,907 across 30 hospitalsNJ$7,907Connecticut: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceCTRhode Island: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $14,162 across 28 hospitalsCA$14,162Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $2,058 across 13 hospitalsOK$2,058Louisiana: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceHITexas: median $7,953 across 20 hospitalsTX$7,953Florida: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $4,005. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA28$14,162+254%$2,433 – $14,162
New York NY26$8,454+111%$2,312 – $8,454
Texas TX20$7,953+99%$7,953 – $7,953
New Jersey NJ30$7,907+97%$5,110 – $9,990
Minnesota MN13$5,833+46%$4,441 – $5,833
Idaho ID11$5,758+44%$4,174 – $14,738
Pennsylvania PA21$5,050+26%$638 – $11,093
Wisconsin WI19$3,747−6%$3,747 – $5,867
Michigan MI27$3,401−15%$1,850 – $3,401
Iowa IA21$2,411−40%$2,237 – $2,411
Ohio OH10$2,406−40%$1,005 – $4,454
Oklahoma OK13$2,058−49%$2,058 – $8,780
Illinois IL14$1,868−53%$1,383 – $4,109
Georgia GA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $4,005.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care298$4,613$1,819 – $9,990
Children’s9fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access68$3,401$1,635 – $5,867
Ownership
For-profit42$7,316$1,693 – $15,155
Government63$2,739$1,705 – $8,454
Non-profit270$3,991$1,850 – $9,631
System affiliation
Part of a system289$4,613$2,035 – $9,990
Independent86$3,033$1,674 – $7,171

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$4,396
Median cash price$4,005
Cash as a share of list, median hospital62%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 38%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

191 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,720 and the average of the middle 60% is $3,980; most fall between $1,728 and $10,468.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 191 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,383$1,819$2,720$7,953$14,162

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 10× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,383 vs $14,162).

Of the 214 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 191 gave a usable cash price; 16 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 7 a list price only.

How complete is this

375 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (9%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 417 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted375
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here34
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded7
Hospitals that filed this code417

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other OR therapeutic procedures on joints family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Osteochondral Autograft Knee Open Mosaicplasty.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

Download this page’s figures: JSON · CSV. Aggregates only — the per-hospital prices are on the compare tool.

Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Open knee cartilage and bone graft from your own knee (CPT 27416) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-27416-open-knee-cartilage-and-bone-graft-from-your-own-knee