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Thigh Pressure-Release Surgery For One Muscle Compartment

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 27496

This surgery relieves dangerous pressure buildup within the thigh or around the knee by cutting open the tough fibrous casing that surrounds one group of muscles, allowing the swollen tissue inside to expand. It is an emergency procedure used to treat compartment syndrome, a condition where pressure inside the muscle compartment cuts off blood flow and threatens the tissue. Only one muscle compartment is opened in this version of the procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Thigh Pressure-Release Surgery For One Muscle Compartment cost?

$813

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $813 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $589 to $4,074.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $589 to $7,762Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,202
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,495professional $589

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
$588.84
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$812.83
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,548.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in California than in Delaware. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $813 · 26th of 51
CA $3,981DE $550

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.