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Procedure price report · Division of joint capsule, ligament or cartilage

Open release of tight tissue on the outer kneecap

CPT 27425the billing code this page is about

Open cutting of the tight band of tissue along the outer edge of the kneecap so it can sit and move more centrally.

Hospitals typically charge $2,034 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 543 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,416. Most fall between $856 and $5,486 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
543
States
47
Filings dated
Aug 2022 – 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 543 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
$660$955$2,034$4,597$9,565

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 14× what the cheapest tenth charges ($660 vs $9,565).

How the prices are spread

$482 – $670: 30 hospitals$482$670 – $931: 63 hospitals$931 – $1,294: 66 hospitals$931$1,294 – $1,798: 69 hospitals$1,798 – $2,499: 57 hospitals$1,798$2,499 – $3,473: 29 hospitals$3,473 – $4,827: 75 hospitals$3,473$4,827 – $6,709: 41 hospitals$6,709 – $9,324: 25 hospitals$6,709$9,324 – $12,959: 34 hospitals$9,324median $2,034price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (489 of 543 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$482$67030
$670$93163
$931$1,29466
$1,294$1,79869
$1,798$2,49957
$2,499$3,47329
$3,473$4,82775
$4,827$6,70941
$6,709$9,32425
$9,324$12,95934

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$3,343
Median cash price$2,034
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.61×

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 $2,034.

Alaska: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $1,669 across 15 hospitalsWA$1,669Idaho: median $3,910 across 10 hospitalsID$3,910Montana: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $2,254 across 23 hospitalsMN$2,254Illinois: median $864 across 20 hospitalsIL$864Wisconsin: median $2,403 across 33 hospitalsWI$2,403Michigan: median $1,471 across 32 hospitalsMI$1,471New York: median $3,343 across 36 hospitalsNY$3,343Massachusetts: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: median $1,420 across 16 hospitalsOR$1,420Nevada: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,105 across 22 hospitalsIA$1,105Indiana: median $767 across 13 hospitalsIN$767Ohio: median $1,401 across 14 hospitalsOH$1,401Pennsylvania: median $2,382 across 24 hospitalsPA$2,382New Jersey: median $4,881 across 32 hospitalsNJ$4,881Connecticut: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $9,565 across 33 hospitalsCA$9,565Utah: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: median $993 across 10 hospitalsCO$993Nebraska: median $1,542 across 12 hospitalsNE$1,542Missouri: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: median $498 across 13 hospitalsWV$498Virginia: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $955 across 13 hospitalsOK$955Louisiana: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $4,262 across 30 hospitalsTX$4,262Florida: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,034. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA33$9,565+370%$1,359 – $9,565
New Jersey NJ32$4,881+140%$3,594 – $9,715
Texas TX30$4,262+110%$2,653 – $4,262
Idaho ID10$3,910+92%$878 – $8,372
New York NY36$3,343+64%$903 – $3,884
Wisconsin WI33$2,403+18%$2,280 – $4,597
Pennsylvania PA24$2,382+17%$299 – $6,114
Minnesota MN23$2,254+11%$1,074 – $2,644
Washington WA15$1,669−18%$835 – $3,669
Nebraska NE12$1,542−24%$1,161 – $6,885
Michigan MI32$1,471−28%$954 – $2,403
Oregon OR16$1,420−30%$856 – $1,524
Ohio OH14$1,401−31%$1,075 – $2,075
Iowa IA22$1,105−46%$1,105 – $1,597
Colorado CO10$993−51%$535 – $7,138
Oklahoma OK13$955−53%$955 – $6,615
Illinois IL20$864−58%$753 – $1,415
Indiana IN13$767−62%$510 – $2,749
West Virginia WV13$498−76%$481 – $1,219
Florida FL9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT1not 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 $2,034.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care383$2,644$937 – $6,361
Children’s16fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access143$1,494$786 – $2,675
Ownership
For-profit65$4,262$1,294 – $11,091
Government92$1,494$864 – $3,989
Non-profit385$1,996$856 – $4,956
System affiliation
Part of a system408$2,280$903 – $6,007
Independent135$1,494$831 – $4,209

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,156
Median cash price$2,034
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. 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

270 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,398 and the average of the middle 60% is $1,896; most fall between $767 and $4,956.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 270 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
$578$856$1,398$4,262$9,565

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 17× what the cheapest tenth charges ($578 vs $9,565).

Of the 300 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 270 gave a usable cash price; 19 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 11 a list price only.

How complete is this

543 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (14%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 613 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted543
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here49
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded2
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded2
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded17
Hospitals that filed this code613

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 Division of joint capsule, ligament or cartilage family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as PR Lateral Retinacular Release Open.

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.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Open release of tight tissue on the outer kneecap (CPT 27425) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-27425-open-release-of-tight-tissue-on-the-outer-kneecap