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Amputation Of The Foot At The Ankle

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 27888

Removes the foot at the level of the ankle, cutting across the lower ends of the two shin bones just above the joint. The remaining skin and padding are shaped into a closed, cushioned end that can later take weight in an artificial limb. It is done for severe infection, poor circulation, or an injury that cannot be repaired.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Amputation Of The Foot At The Ankle cost?

$2,218

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,218 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,122 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 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$1,122$661 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$933 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $661 to $4,365Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,549
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,096professional $1,122

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,786.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,513.56
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,778.28
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 9.6 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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 Dakota· 43rd of 50

$2,218

$1,122 physician + $1,096 facility

CA $12,562WV $1,306

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.