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Amputation Through The Thighbone

Virginia 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?

$1,380

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $912 to $7,079.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $794 to $15,136Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,349
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $1,445professional $1,023

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
$794.33
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$35,481.34

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $1,380 · 42nd 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.