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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Idaho 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 October 2026.

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

$2,379

Typical total for the visit. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,379 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,585 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$794$676 to $1,047
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,585$1,288 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $794 to $6,457Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,122
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,585professional $794

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$758.58
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$851.14
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$5,754.40
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$812.83
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$758.58
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,047.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,318.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$812.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$870.96
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,332.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,258.93
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$3,311.31
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,023.29
14 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$11,220.18
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,380.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$549.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$218.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$162.18
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$109.65
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$114.82

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 4.7 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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

Idaho· 24th of 51

$2,379

$794 physician + $1,585 facility

CO $6,464MT $1,390

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.