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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Colorado 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?

$6,020

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,020 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$398 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$1,549 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $525 to $12,882Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,259
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $525

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
$524.81
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,862.09
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,174.90
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 7.6 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Colorado· 7th of 50

$6,020

$525 physician + $5,495 facility

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.