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Below-Knee Amputation With Immediate Cast

South Carolina 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?

$2,291

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $16,982.

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 $2,291 · 10th to 90th $977 to $22,909
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,291

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
$977.24
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$18,620.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$26,915.35

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 33rd of 50

$2,291

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.