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Knee Ligament Reconstruction

South Dakota 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?

$4,681

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,681 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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$1,445$1,047 to $1,698
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,096 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $5,370Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,950
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $1,445

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
$707.95
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$7,244.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,606.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,548.82
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,949.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 41st of 51

$4,681

$1,445 physician + $3,236 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.