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Amputation Through The Thighbone

Minnesota 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?

$3,020

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,042 to $5,623.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $7,244
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,020

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
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,585.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$13,489.63

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $3,020 · 29th 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.