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Knee Ligament Reconstruction

Delaware 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?

$4,861

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,861 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$692$646 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$1,995 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $8,710Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,230
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $692

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,288.25
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$20,417.38
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$977.24
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
$346.74
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$512.86

Where Delaware 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

Delaware· 38th of 51

$4,861

$692 physician + $4,169 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.