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Repeat Amputation at the Thigh

Kentucky 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?

$6,607

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,607 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $851 to $9,550.

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 $6,607 · 10th to 90th $759 to $11,220
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $6,607

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
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 14th of 50

$6,607

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.