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Knee Ligament Reconstruction

South 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 October 2026.

How much does Knee Ligament Reconstruction cost?

$6,046

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,046 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$676$407 to $912
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,370$1,479 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $813 to $20,417Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,072
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $676

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
$812.83
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$19,054.61
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,148.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$741.31
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
$346.74
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 25th of 51

$6,046

$676 physician + $5,370 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.