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Knee Ligament Reconstruction

California 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 July 2026.

How much does Knee Ligament Reconstruction cost?

$7,413

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,898 to $10,965.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $16,982Professionalmedian $832 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,905
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,762professional $832

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$28,840.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$15,848.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$9,332.54
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$6,606.93
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,862.09
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27,542.29
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$45,708.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$32,359.37

Where California sits

The same service costs 24.0 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

California· 9th of 51

$7,413

IN $16,982ND $708

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.