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Amputation Through The Thighbone

Iowa 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?

$2,138

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,202 to $6,761.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,630
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,754professional $1,514

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$12,302.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$16,218.10

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $2,138 · 33rd 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.