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Revision of a Below-Knee Amputation

South 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?

$4,247

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,247 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $617 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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$617$339 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$1,862 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $17,783Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $95 to $955
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $617

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
$741.31
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$758.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$14,125.38
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,096.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
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
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$575.44

Where South 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

South Carolina· 22nd of 51

$4,247

$617 physician + $3,631 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.