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Amputation Through The Thighbone

Utah 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 Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,175 to $4,169.

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 $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $30,903Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,738
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,169professional $1,175

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
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,302.68
Median
$32,359.37
Typical High
$47,863.01
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$38,904.51
Median
$48,977.88
Typical High
$70,794.58
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$24,547.09

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 15.5 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Utah· 45th of 50

$1,318

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.