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Revision of a Below-Knee Amputation

North Carolina 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?

$4,099

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,099 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,148 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 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$1,148$832 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$1,950 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $661 to $10,471Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,778
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,951professional $1,148

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
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
8 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
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$758.58

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 24th of 51

$4,099

$1,148 physician + $2,951 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.