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Pressure Release Surgery in the Lower Leg

Vermont 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 October 2026.

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

$631

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $525 to $708.

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 $1,698 · 10th to 90th $468 to $3,631Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $468 to $813
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$741.31
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$954.99

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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.

Vermont· 23rd of 51

$631

AK $1,622UT $257

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.