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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Kentucky 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?

$2,759

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,759 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $468 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$468$372 to $589
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,413 to $3,548

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $550 to $5,129Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $324 to $912
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,291professional $468

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
$407.38
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$870.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$933.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$630.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$4,786.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$933.25

Where Kentucky 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 feeKentucky $2,759 · 32nd 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.