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Amputation Through The Thighbone

Washington 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?

$1,738

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,122 to $6,457.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $977 to $23,988
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0K$100.0Kfacility $1,738

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
$977.24
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$18,620.87
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36,307.81
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$91,201.08
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$53,703.18
Median
$81,283.05
Typical High
$138,038.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$870.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$4,265.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$57,543.99
Median
$60,255.96
Typical High
$79,432.82
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,548.82
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,071.52
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36,307.81
Median
$48,977.88
Typical High
$91,201.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$53,703.18
Median
$72,443.60
Typical High
$134,896.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$22,387.21

Where Washington 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.

Washington $1,738 · 38th 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.