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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Minnesota 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?

$3,138

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,138 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,000 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,138 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$1,000$708 to $1,413
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,138$1,380 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $537 to $9,120Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,862
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,138professional $1,000

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
$389.05
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$831.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$18,620.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,187.76
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,073.80
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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

Minnesota· 26th of 50

$3,138

$1,000 physician + $2,138 facility

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.