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Knee Ligament Reconstruction

Maine 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?

$3,583

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,583 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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$891$832 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$891 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $891 to $7,079Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,349
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $891

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
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,445.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
12 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
$363.08
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96

Where Maine 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

Maine· 46th of 51

$3,583

$891 physician + $2,692 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.