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Below-Knee Amputation With Immediate Cast

Massachusetts 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?

$3,311

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,122 to $5,623.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $794 to $8,913
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,311

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
$794.33
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$16,218.10
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,488.17
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$12,882.50

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 14.1 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts $3,311 · 27th of 50
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.