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Knee Ligament Reconstruction

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 27427

Surgery to rebuild or reinforce a stretched or torn knee ligament so the joint stops giving way. Tissue is used to recreate the missing support and anchored to bone, and the leg is protected in a brace while it heals in. It is done for instability that has not settled with strengthening and bracing.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Knee Ligament Reconstruction cost?

$5,422

Typical total for the visit. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,422 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $851 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$851$759 to $1,000
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$2,344 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $9,120Professionalmedian $851 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,148
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $851

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$977.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,230.27
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,348.96
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 6.1 times more in Colorado than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Arkansas· 31st of 51

$5,422

$851 physician + $4,571 facility

CO $13,882MT $2,270

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.