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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Alaska rates for HCPCS 27603

This procedure surgically opens and drains a deep pocket of infection or trapped blood in the lower leg or ankle. It reaches below the surface layers into deeper soft tissue, rather than treating a shallow, surface-level problem. It is typically followed by wound care and antibiotics.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle cost?

$1,959

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,959 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $912 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,047$501 to $1,905
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$912$575 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $427 to $3,467Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $363 to $2,512
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $912professional $1,047

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
$1,258.93
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,698.24
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,511.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,570.40
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,511.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlaska $1,959 · 40th of 50
IN $9,811ND $1,296

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.