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Knee Ligament Reconstruction

Tennessee 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?

$5,060

Typical total for the visit. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,060 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,169 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$891$724 to $1,549
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,169$2,239 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $9,333Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $631 to $7,586
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $891

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
$1,258.93
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,174.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,202.26
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,479.11
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
$316.23
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$645.65

Where Tennessee 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

Tennessee· 34th of 51

$5,060

$891 physician + $4,169 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.