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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Arizona 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?

$3,397

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,397 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,884 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$513$407 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,884$1,445 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $575 to $6,607Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,230
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,884professional $513

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$851.14

Where Arizona 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 feeArizona $3,397 · 24th 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.