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Deep Thigh Or Knee Infection Drainage

Kentucky 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?

$3,914

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,914 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $603 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 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$603$490 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$1,950 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $692 to $8,511Professionalmedian $603 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,023
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,023.29
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$5,128.61
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 24th of 50

$3,914

$603 physician + $3,311 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.