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Amputation Through The Thighbone

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 27590

Removes the leg by cutting through the thighbone above the knee, at whatever level gives healthy, well-supplied tissue. Muscle and skin are shaped over the cut end to form a padded stump that can tolerate a prosthesis. It is done for severe infection, injury, tumor, or a limb whose blood supply cannot be restored.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th–90th $977$14,4540%5%10%10th90th$5,370Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th–90th $692$2,6300%10%10th90th$1,175$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K$100.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$11,748.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$22,908.68