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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Delaware 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?

$3,715

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,715 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$479$398 to $562
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$3,236 to $3,236

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $7,244Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,047
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,236professional $479

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
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$977.24
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$13,803.84
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76

Where Delaware 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 feeDelaware $3,715 · 19th 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.