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Pressure Release Surgery in the Lower Leg

Colorado rates for HCPCS 27600

Relieves dangerous pressure build-up inside the lower leg by cutting open the tough fibrous sheath that wraps a group of muscles, giving the swollen muscle room to expand. Without release, the pressure squeezes the blood supply shut and the muscle and nerve inside die within hours. It is an emergency operation after a crush injury, a fracture, or severe swelling, and the skin wound is usually left open at first.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pressure Release Surgery in the Lower Leg cost?

$6,457

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,548 to $9,772.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $603 to $12,882Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,698
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $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. 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
$1,862.09
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,709.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$7,079.46
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,698.24
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$794.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 25.7 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

Colorado· 9th of 50

$6,457

IN $10,233ND $398

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.