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Knee Ligament Reconstruction

North Carolina 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?

$6,166

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,148 to $8,710.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $692 to $13,183Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $1,660
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $6,166professional $1,202

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,442.29
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27,542.29
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$45,708.82
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 19th of 51

$6,166

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.