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Amputation Through The Thighbone

Washington, DC 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?

$4,074

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $7,762.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $794 to $13,183Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $741 to $1,778
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $4,074professional $1,622

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
$794.33
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$47,863.01

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $4,074 · 23rd 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.