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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Louisiana 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?

$2,750

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,750 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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$562$457 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$933 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $646 to $4,677Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $363 to $851
$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,188professional $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
$645.65
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25

Where Louisiana 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 feeLouisiana $2,750 · 33rd 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.