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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Maine 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?

$2,341

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,341 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $562 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 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$490 to $724
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$1,698 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $708 to $3,236Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $417 to $871
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,778professional $562

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$870.96
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
13 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$478.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,122.02
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$338.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$134.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$512.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$102.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$67.61
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$478.63

Where Maine 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

Maine· 27th of 51

$2,341

$562 physician + $1,778 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.