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Unlisted Thigh Bone Or Knee Operation

Illinois rates for HCPCS 27599

Covers an operation on the thigh bone or the knee for which there is no standard named service. The surgeon submits a written report describing exactly what was done, and the insurer prices it by comparison with similar named operations. It is used only when no named thigh or knee procedure matches the work performed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Unlisted Thigh Bone Or Knee Operation cost?

$1,479

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $1,479 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,380$295 to $4,169
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,479$977 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $372 to $6,457Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $79 to $4,677
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,479professional $1,380

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
$758.58
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$10,000.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 27.5 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. 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.

Illinois· 35th of 50

$1,479

ME $13,804WV $501

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.