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Repeat Amputation at the Thigh

Iowa 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?

$2,042

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,122 to $6,761.

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 $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $692 to $2,884
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,026professional $1,349

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
$1,096.48
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$13,489.63
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$9,772.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$11,748.98

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 34th of 50

$2,042

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.