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Revision of a Below-Knee Amputation

Minnesota 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?

$3,456

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,456 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,318 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,318$977 to $1,820
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,096 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $617 to $6,761Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $617 to $2,455
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $1,318

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
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,630.27
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,570.40
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,398.83
9 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$10,964.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 7.8 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

Minnesota· 37th of 51

$3,456

$1,318 physician + $2,138 facility

OK $11,491TX $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.