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Revision of a Below-Knee Amputation

New Jersey 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?

$5,704

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,704 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $692 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,012 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$692$603 to $741
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,012$2,818 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $11,749Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,000
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,012professional $692

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
$4,365.16
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,380.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$13,182.57
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25
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
$338.84
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63

Where New Jersey 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

New Jersey· 9th of 51

$5,704

$692 physician + $5,012 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.