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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Illinois 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?

$2,300

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,300 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 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$562$447 to $776
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$955 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $525 to $5,623Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $363 to $1,023
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,738professional $562

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
$1,584.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$977.24
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,709.64
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$977.24
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,089.30
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$707.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Illinois 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 feeIllinois $2,300 · 36th 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.