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Revision of a Below-Knee Amputation

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 27886

A second operation on a leg that has already been amputated below the knee, in which the end of the limb is opened and bone and soft tissue are trimmed back to healthy, well-covered levels. It is done when the original stump has failed to heal, has become infected, or is shaped so that it cannot take a prosthetic limb comfortably. The goal is a stump that heals soundly and tolerates a socket.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Revision of a Below-Knee Amputation cost?

$1,964

Typical total for the visit. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,964 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,288 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$676$575 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,288$832 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $550 to $7,586Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,096
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,288professional $676

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,258.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,778.28
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,897.79
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$363.08
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,148.15
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$562.34

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Oklahoma than in Texas. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$1,964

$676 physician + $1,288 facility

OK $11,248TX $1,472

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.