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Deep Thigh Or Knee Infection Drainage

Delaware rates for HCPCS 27301

This procedure surgically opens and drains a deep collection of pus, fluid, or blood, such as an abscess, cyst, or hematoma, located within the thigh or knee area. It addresses a problem situated deeper in the tissue rather than just beneath the skin surface.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Deep Thigh Or Knee Infection Drainage cost?

$6,491

Typical total for the visit. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,491 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,888 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$603$513 to $708
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,888$4,898 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $9,120Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,888professional $603

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
$4,897.79
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,230.27
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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

Delaware· 10th of 50

$6,491

$603 physician + $5,888 facility

IN $10,603MD $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.