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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Indiana 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?

$9,811

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,811 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $479 to the doctor who performs it, and $9,333 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$479$389 to $575
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$9,333$4,898 to $14,791

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $933 to $17,783Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $355 to $832
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $9,333professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$870.96

Where Indiana 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 feeIndiana $9,811 · 1st 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.