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Knee Ligament Reconstruction

New Mexico 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?

$6,759

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,759 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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$871$776 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$1,585 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $724 to $18,621Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,230
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $871

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
$724.44
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$22,387.21
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,230.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$1,023.29
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$8,128.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,288.25
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
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 20th of 51

$6,759

$871 physician + $5,888 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.