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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 October 2026.

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

$1,916

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,916 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $437 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 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$437$372 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$724 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $427 to $4,169Professionalmedian $437 · 10th to 90th $316 to $933
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,479professional $437

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
$331.13
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$602.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$933.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,041.74
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$4,786.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$776.25
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$371.54

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 39th of 51

$1,916

$437 physician + $1,479 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.