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Below-Knee Amputation With Immediate Cast

Nebraska 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?

$7,943

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,344 to $11,749.

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 $8,128 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $2,630
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,128professional $1,950

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$19,952.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$8,128.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,630.27
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 50

$7,943

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.