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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 October 2026.

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

$2,358

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,358 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 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$977$661 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$537 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $389 to $5,248Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $490 to $1,778
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $977

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
$389.05
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$11,220.18
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$19,054.61
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,949.84
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,137.96
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,698.24
6 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
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$52.48

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 26th of 51

$2,358

$977 physician + $1,380 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.