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Amputation Through The Thighbone

South Dakota 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?

$1,318

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $1,514.

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 $1,318 · 10th to 90th $891 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $955 to $1,660
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,318professional $1,318

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
$776.25
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,089.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $1,318 · 44th 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.