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Amputation Through The Thighbone

Nebraska 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?

$7,943

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $12,589.

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 $8,318 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $2,455
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $8,318professional $1,778

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
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,454.71
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$13,489.63

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $7,943 · 6th 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.