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Repeat Amputation at the Thigh

California rates for HCPCS 27596

Removes more of the thigh at a level above an earlier amputation, when the existing stump has failed to heal, become infected, or cannot be used. Bone and soft tissue are trimmed back to healthy tissue and a new stump is shaped. The aim is a stump that will heal soundly and take an artificial limb.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repeat Amputation at the Thigh cost?

$7,413

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,012 to $10,471.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $15,849Professionalmedian $813 · 10th to 90th $617 to $1,660
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,413professional $813

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
$3,981.07
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$22,908.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,848.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,691.53
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,737.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$9,332.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$28,840.32

Where California sits

The same service costs 16.2 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.

California· 7th of 50

$7,413

IN $11,220ND $692

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.