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Drainage Of Deep Infection, Lower Leg Or Ankle

Missouri 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?

$3,687

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,687 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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$525$417 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$1,738 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $589 to $7,413Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $372 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $525

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
$446.68
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,187.76
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$954.99

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 20th of 50

$3,687

$525 physician + $3,162 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.