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Amputation Through The Thighbone

Colorado 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.

How much does Amputation Through The Thighbone cost?

$7,244

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,074 to $10,715.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $16,218Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $708 to $3,236
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $7,244professional $1,122

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,235.94
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$28,183.83

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 15.5 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $7,244 · 8th of 50
IN $12,023ND $776

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.