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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Florida 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?

$5,749

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,749 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $501 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$501$407 to $631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$1,950 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $832 to $12,023Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $347 to $977
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,248professional $501

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
$741.31
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,023.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$724.44
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$11,220.18
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,000.00
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$977.24
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$575.44

Where Florida 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

Florida· 8th of 50

$5,749

$501 physician + $5,248 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.