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Knee Ligament Reconstruction

New Jersey 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?

$6,767

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,767 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $741 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,026 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$741$661 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$3,715 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $13,804Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,230
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $741

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
$741.31
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$19,952.62
AmeriHealth
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,513.56
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$27,542.29
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
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
$363.08
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86

Where New Jersey 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

New Jersey· 19th of 51

$6,767

$741 physician + $6,026 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.