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Revision of a Below-Knee Amputation

Virginia 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?

$5,295

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,295 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $724 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,571 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$724$646 to $832
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,571$1,778 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $741 to $15,488Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,023
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,571professional $724

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
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$870.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,412.54
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$10,715.19
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,174.90
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
$331.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 13th of 51

$5,295

$724 physician + $4,571 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.