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Below-Knee Amputation With Immediate Cast

Iowa rates for HCPCS 27881

Removes the leg through the two bones of the lower leg, below the knee, shaping a stump that can later carry an artificial limb. A rigid cast is applied straight away in the operating room to control swelling, protect the stump and allow early fitting of a prosthesis. Keeping the knee joint makes walking with an artificial limb considerably easier.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Below-Knee Amputation With Immediate Cast cost?

$2,399

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,318 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 $1,318 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,692
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,026professional $1,660

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
$1,318.26
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$13,489.63
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$9,772.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
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 14.1 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· 32nd of 50

$2,399

IN $12,023ND $851

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.